ye to nahin farhad se yari nahin rakhte
hum log faqat zarbat-kari nahin rakhte

qaidi bhi hain is shan ke aazad tumhaare
zanjir kabhi zulf se bhaari nahin rakhte

masruf hain kuchh itne ki hum kar-e-mohabbat
aaghaz to kar lete hain jari nahin rakhte

jite hain magar zist ko aazar samajh kar
marte hain magar maut se yari nahin rakhte

mehman-sara dil ki gira dete hain pal mein
hum sadqa-e-jari ko bhi jari nahin rakhte

tanha hi nikalte hain sar-e-ku-e-malamat
hamrah kabhi zillat-o-khwari nahin rakhte