ye zindagi azab agar ho to kya karen ek talkh si sharab agar ho to kya karen tum se hamare qalb o nazar ka muamla ek wajh-e-iztirab agar ho to kya karen sidq-o-safa ki aarzu ab kya kare koi band aagahi ka bab agar ho to kya karen fitrat mein jis ki roz-e-azal se hijab hai wo husn be-hijab agar ho to kya karen rukh ko tumhaare chand se tashbih de to den gahnaya mahtab agar ho to kya karen hum raaz-e-dil chhupate magar apni zindagi puri khuli kitab agar ho to kya karen kar li hai tauba hum ne magar dukhtar-e-enab masjid mein dastiyab agar ho to kya karen