tum na aao to nama-bar hi sahi
mubtada ho na ho khabar hi sahi

is ke sae mein dam to leta hun
shakh-e-ummid be-samar hi sahi

dil ki nikli to hai bhadas zara
aah be-gana-e-asar hi sahi

aur to aap se na kuchh hoga
mehrbani ki ek nazar hi sahi

chhod waiz riya ko jam utha
khair mumkin nahin to shar hi sahi

ek muddat se sun raha hai jahan
dastan meri mukhtasar hi sahi

kyun hai na-mo'tabar karam un ka
zindagi dard-e-mo'atabar hi sahi

nur-afza hai yaad-e-chehra-e-dost
raat furqat ki be-sahar hi sahi

hai yahi mera kaba-e-maqsud
sajda karne ko tera dar hi sahi

roz minnat-kash-e-dawa to na ho
zindagi ek dard-e-sar hi sahi

kuchh tumhein bhi to rahm lazim hai
meri fariyaad be-asar hi sahi

'arsh' be-gana-e-hunar to na rah
aib karne ka ek hunar hi sahi