waise hamara duniya se lena na dena hai
phir bhi jo mangti hai faqirana dena hai

ulte sawal karti rahe hum se ye hayat
hum ne jawab to koi sidha na dena hai

agli dukan-e-ishq ka khata nahin khula
pichhli ka koi hum ko baqaya na dena hai

hum apna taj-o-takht uthaenge soch kar
mitti ko jo bhi dena hai shahana dena hai

kahiyo kabhi akele mein wo nama-bar mile
gali na deni hai use tana na dena hai

hum soch kar ye ret ki takhti pe likhte hain
ye imtihan hum ko dobara na dena hai

ta-hashr is makan ka har ahl-e-qabr ko
tum kya samajh rahe ho kiraya na dena hai

baithe raho machan par aahu-e-shauq ko
bas dekhna hai dur se bidka na dena hai