zindagi ka lutf ab hasil nahin
hae wo saqi nahin mahfil nahin

ab wo lutf-o-sarkhushi hasil nahin
kya karun majbur hun wo dil nahin

koi pahlu bhi qarar-e-dil nahin
zindagi ko kuchh sukun hasil nahin

zindagi wo zindagi kis kaam ki
jab raza-e-dost hi hasil nahin

is chaman mein inqalab aaya to kya
fasl-e-gul bhi sazgar-e-dil nahin

allah allah ye hujum-e-arzu
khana-ha-e-dil mein ja-e-til nahin

ibtida-e-ishq ki manzil to hai
intiha-e-ishq ki manzil nahin

hai mere pesh-e-nazar us ka maal
karwan ab jaanib-e-manzil nahin

dil wahi dil hai ki jis mein dard ho
dard jis dil mein nahin wo dil nahin

tu hi kya hai mere dil se bad-guman
mujh ko khud bhi e'tibar-e-dil nahin

dagh-e-dil se kaun khali hai yahan
mah-e-kaamil bhi 'zaki' kaamil nahin