ye aankh kyun hai ye hath kya hai
ye din hai kya chiz raat kya hai

firaq-e-khurshid-o-mah kyun hai
ye un ka aur mera sath kya hai

guman hai kya is sanam-kade par
khayal-e-marg-o-hayat kya hai

fughan hai kis ke liye dilon mein
kharosh-e-dariya-e-zat kya hai

falak hai kyun qaid-e-mustaqil mein
zamin pe harf-e-najat kya hai

hai kaun kis ke liye pareshan
pata to de asal baat kya hai

hai lams kyun raegan hamesha
fana mein khauf-e-sabaat kya hai

'munir' is shahr-e-gham-zada par
tera ye sehar-e-nashat kya hai