wo hamein jis qadar aazmate rahe
apni hi mushkilon ko badhate rahe

wo akele mein bhi jo lajate rahe
ho na ho un ko hum yaad aate rahe

yaad karne pe bhi dost aae na yaad
doston ke karam yaad aate rahe

aankhen sukhi hui naddiyan ban gain
aur tufan ba-dastur aate rahe

pyar se un ka inkar bar-haq magar
lab ye kyun der tak thartharaate rahe

thin kamanen to hathon mein aghyar ke
tir apnon ki jaanib se aate rahe

kar liya sab ne hum se kinara magar
ek naseh gharib aate jate rahe

mai-kade se nikal kar janab-e-'khumar'
kaba o dair mein khak udate rahe