wahi hasraten wahi aarzu meri zindagi mein khushi nahin
teri chashm-e-naz ko kya kahun mere soz-e-gham mein kami nahin

na nasim hai na bahaar hai na gulon mein ab hai shaguftagi
hai udasiyon ka ajab saman ki kisi ke lab pe hansi nahin

main hun mushkilon mein ghira hua tere dar se dur pada hua
teri yaad se hun zarur khush koi aur wajh-e-khushi nahin

wo nigah-e-naz se aag jo mere dil mein tum ne lagai thi
wo dabi dabi si zarur hai magar aaj tak wo bujhi nahin

na wo garmiyan na wo mastiyan na wo soz-o-saz hai saqiya
tere mai-kade mein mere liye kisi shai mein jalwagari nahin

main wo andalib-e-bahaar hun jise baghban ne mita diya
main wo gulistan-e-hayat hun ki shagufta koi kali nahin

hai kahan wo 'aslam'-e-khush-nawa jo rahin-e-aish-o-nishat tha
tere gham ne us ko mita diya ki khushi se us ko khushi nahin