teri yaadon ne kabhi chain se jine na diya
main ne chaha to mujhe zahr bhi pine na diya

yun hi ban ban ke bigadte rahe aain-e-wafa
be-sahaaron ko sahaara to kisi ne na diya

gham to gham josh-e-masarrat ne badhaya wo junun
chaak-e-daman kisi unwan bhi sine na diya

zindagi gham se sanwarti hai ye mana lekin
manzil-e-gham mein sahaara to kisi ne na diya

aaj kyun aa gae tum dard ka darman ban kar
jam-e-furqat bhi mujhe chain se pine na diya

tere milne ki khushi tere bichhadne ka malal
ghamza-e-sham-o-sahar ne hamein jine na diya

kis se shikwa karen virani-e-hasti ka 'hayat'
hum ne khud apni tamannaon ko jine na diya