ummid hum se na rakhna fareb khane ki
ki hum ne dekhi hain nairangiyan zamane ki

wafa ka rasta hai aaj kis qadar sunsan
ab aarzu hai kise naqd-e-jaan lutane ki

meri hayat pe ye kaise pahre hain ya-rab
na ro sakun na ijazat hai muskurane ki

ujad gaya to kisi taur phir ye bas na saka
hazar koshishen kin shahr-e-dil basane ki

ye sher-goi ka sadqa nahin to phir kya hai
nazar mein ho gae 'maqbul' hum zamane ki