zindagi hum to samajhte the basar ho jaegi
kya khabar thi yun musalsal dard-e-sar ho jaegi

aap apni surat-e-zeba ko shishe mein huzur
ghaur se itna bhi na dekhen nazar ho jaegi

nukta-chino bas zara sa dhan kama lene to do
dekhna phir meri har khami hunar ho jaegi

han yahi hoga mera sach chikhta rah jaega
aap ki jhuti kahani mo'atabar ho jaegi

aarzu puri nahin hoti yahan 'imran' tum
noch lo konpal hi warna ye shajar ho jaegi