zaban hai be-khabar aur be-zaban dil
kahe kis tarah se raaz-e-nihan dil

nahin duniya ko dildari ki aadat
sunae kis ko apni dastan dil

na puchho be-thikanon ka thikana
wahin hum bhi the sargardan jahan dil

kati hai zindagi sab ranj khate
kahe kya umar bhar ki dastan dil

hamein bhi thi kabhi milne ki lazzat
hamara bhi kabhi tha naujawan dil

na baz aaunga main ulfat se jab tak
uthae jaega jaur-e-butan dil

gham-e-ulfat gham-e-duniya gham-e-din
uthae bar kya kya na-tawan dil

samajh mein khak aae aql ki baat
gae hosh-o-khirad aaya jahan dil

unhen rahm aae to kya aae 'parwin'
wo la-parwa hai mera be-zaban dil