ye karb ye tasalsul-e-be-khwab shab to hai goya tumhaari yaad ka koi sabab to hai anjam jo bhi ho mera is razm-gah mein mansub tere nam se jashn-e-tarab to hai sarmaya-e-hayat mere pas kam nahin zakhm-e-jigar fareb-e-nazar dard sab to hai milne mein uzr tarz-e-takallum bujha bujha pahle na thi ye baat magar khair ab to hai ai bahr-e-imbisat ki tu la-zawal hai ab bhi tere qarib koi tishna-lab to hai