subh-e-firaq al-aman wasl ki sham al-aman
ajib hai bisat-e-ishq ajab nizam al-aman

the kabhi jo surkh-ru wo to hum nahin rahe
tum to ho chunin-chunan tumhaara nam al-aman

guzar gai ye zindagi qadam qadam ghasit ke
maut bhi aa rahi hai kya gam-ba-gam al-aman

phir raha tha ja-ba-ja faqir rizq ke liye
aakhir use ghiza mili wo bhi haram al-aman

sari talash hai abas sari talab hai raegan
kar-e-fuzul ishq mein sab kuchh tamam al-aman

harf-e-kalam se pare harf-e-sukut ka jahan
koi nahin pahunch saka naqsh-e-dawam al-aman

khulta nahin 'hamesh' par uqda-e-fareb kyun
kis ne bichhae hain yahan dana-o-dam al-aman