zindagi rah-e-wafa mein jo mita dete hain
naqsh ulfat ka wo duniya mein jama dete hain

is tarah jurm-e-mohabbat ki saza dete hain
wo jise apna samajhte hain mita dete hain

ek jul roz hamein aap naya dete hain
wada-e-wasl ko baaton mein uda dete hain

khum-o-mina-o-subu bazm mein aate aate
apni aankhon se kai jam pila dete hain

husn ka koi juda to nahin hota andaz
ishq wale unhen andaz sikha dete hain

kosne dete hain jis waqt butan-e-tannaz
hath uthae hue hum un ko dua dete hain

mere khwabon mein bhi aate hain adu ke hamrah
ye wafaon ka meri aap sila dete hain

haalat-e-ghair pe yun khair se hansne wale
is tawajjoh ki bhi hum tum ko dua dete hain

shahar mein roz uda kar mere marne ki khabar
jashn wo roz raqibon ka mana dete hain

dair-o-kaba ho kalisa ho ki mai-khana ho
sab har ek dar pe tujhi ko to sada dete hain

ishwa-o-husn-o-ada par teri marne wale
kitne masum yunhi umr ganwa dete hain

pae gul-gasht wo gul-posh jo aae 'gulzar'
zindagi sabze ke manind bichha dete hain