soz-e-gham mujib-e-hayat bhi hai
ek shai zahr bhi nabaat bhi hai

aagahi mein bhala ye baat kahan
ishq pukhta bhi ba-sabaat bhi hai

dil jo simte to qatra-e-khun hai
aur phaile to kaenat bhi hai

aap ka har sitam baja lekin
koi shai husn-e-iltifat bhi hai

chehra raushan hua to kya hasil
dil ho raushan to koi baat bhi hai

zindagi ek bala sahi lekin
is bala se kahin najat bhi hai

gul-o-bulbul ki dastan hi nahin
shaeri sharh-e-wardat bhi hai