agar hum kahen aur wo muskura den
hum un ke liye zindagani luta den

har ek mod par hum ghamon ko saza den
chalo zindagi ko mohabbat bana den [...]

ishq ek 'mir' bhaari patthar hai
kab ye tujh na-tawan se uthta hai

love is a real burden, miir, it is a heavy stone
how can it be lifted by a weak person alone? [...]

main pal do pal ka shair hun pal do pal meri kahani hai
pal do pal meri hasti hai pal do pal meri jawani hai

mujh se pahle kitne shair aae aur aa kar chale gae
kuchh aahen bhar kar laut gae kuchh naghme ga kar chale gae [...]

na jhatko zulf se pani ye moti tut jaenge
tumhaara kuchh na bigdega magar dil tut jaenge

hosh walon ko khabar kya be-khudi kya chiz hai
ishq kije phir samjhiye zindagi kya chiz hai

un se nazren kya milin raushan fazaen ho gain
aaj jaana pyar ki jadugari kya chiz hai [...]

ai sanam wasl ki tadbiron se kya hota hai
wahi hota hai jo manzur-e-khuda hota hai