ye itni barhami kyun hai ye mujh se bad-guman kyun ho
jo main tum ko sunata hun wo meri dastan kyun ho

ilahi khair kya koi musibat aane wali hai
jo ek duniya se khinchta ho wo mujh par mehrban kyun ho

meri ghairat ye khud-arai gawara kar nahin sakti
na jo mera khuda ho wo khuda-e-do-jahan kyun ho

rukh-e-giti ka ghaza khak hai in khush-nihadon ki
wajud-e-ahl-e-dil ahl-e-zamana par garan kyun ho

zamana lamha lamha kaam aata hai zamane ke
'munawar' umr ek meri hi umr-e-raegan kyun ho