sine hain chaak aur gareban sile hue
tufan hain sath-e-ab ke niche chhupe hue

ek umr-e-mukhtasar bhi guzari nahin gai
sadiyan agarche guzri hain dukh jhelte hue

ranj-e-shikasta-pai hai ek zad-e-rah-e-shauq
aur umr hone aai hai ghar se chale hue

kab faiz pa saka koi shakh-e-burida se
kuchh phul shakh par hain abhi tak lage hue

bhule the sang-ha-e-malamat ko hum magar
kuchh zakhm is bahaar mein phir se hare hue

wa kar diye hain bakhiye ne lakhon dahan-e-zakhm
baithe hain jab se apne labon ko siye hue

ishqi tu puchh kaise chhuta karwan ka sath
mud mud ke log guzre hamein dekhe hue