ye man lo ki gham hai zaruri khushi ke baad
ek tirgi ka daur hai is raushni ke baad

ai dil ye iztirab tere kaam aaega
mil jaega sukun tujhe bekali ke baad

jab tabsira karen wo mere waqiat par
diwangi ki baat chhide aagahi ke baad

duniya sanwarni hai to uqba ki fikr kar
ek aur zindagi bhi hai is zindagi ke baad

aabaad ho sakega na saqi kisi tarah
mai-khana-e-hayat meri mai-kashi ke baad

hosh-o-khirad ke sath na diwangi chali
paigham be-khudi ka mila hai khudi ke baad

dair-o-haram ke raaz se waqif na tha bashar
irfan bandagi ka hua bandagi ke baad

dil zindagi ke nam se bezar ho gaya
ai jaan-e-kaenat teri be-rukhi ke baad

ye bazm-e-rang-o-bu hai jo hum se saji hui
lut jaegi ye bazm ghadi do ghadi ke baad

tum markaz-e-khayal ho tum markaz-e-nigah
koi gali nahin hai tumhaari gali ke baad

tark-e-talluqat se zahir hua 'nigar'
banti hai dushmani ki faza dosti ke baad