zindagi bahti rahi aab-e-rawan ki manind
kabhi halki si kabhi khwab-e-giran ki manind

waqt ki lahron pe masum sa chehra ubhra
aur phir ho gaya gum wahm-o-guman ki manind

dilruba chehre pe kyon chhaya qaza ka saya
kyon bahaaron ka hua rang khizan ke manind

ho gai kyon wo chahakti hui bulbul khamosh
kyon gira phul jo gulshan mein tha jaan ki manind

rind jhum uthte the mastan ada par jis ki
ab yahan kaun hai us pir-e-mughan ki manind

khak udti hai jahan qahqahe hote the buland
naghma-e-bazm hai ab aah-o-fughan ki manind

garmi-e-dil thi wahi us ki wahi zauq-e-talab
dhalte sayon mein wo tha mard-e-jawan ki manind

umr bhar yaad-e-chatar hum ko rulaegi 'habib'
gham sataegi sada dard-e-nihan ki manind