dard-o-gham aur bhi hain ranj-o-tab aur bhi hain
qalb zinda ho to saman-e-tarab aur bhi hain

bankpan in mein magar zauq-e-junun ka sa kahan
daftar-e-aql mein go zist ke dhab aur bhi hain [...]

manzil dhuan-dhuan hai dagar ghair-mo'tabar
shayad hai zindagi ka safar ghair-mo'tabar

lamhon ki fauj ka karo dat kar muqabla
hota hai be-dili ka mafar ghair-mo'tabar [...]

raat ko gahri nind mein aksar yun mahsus sa hota hai
mere karan ghar mein koi chupke-chupke rota hai

bahar ko bahar nahin samjha ghar ko ghar hi nahin jaana
hum kya jaanen ghar bahar se kaisa rishta hota hai [...]

koi chehra jo mere samne laya hai mujhe
yahi har haal mein kya dekhta aaya hai mujhe

sa'i ye thi kisi kandhe pe khada ho jaun
bhag nikla hun ki har ek ne giraya hai mujhe [...]

khud hi shamil nahin ho pae hum apne dukh mein
jaane le baithe ye kya aaj purani baaten

kis qadar ho gae ye fasle ab hum ko 'aziz
tum jo barson pe milo hum ko to hairat na karen [...]

hamein na aaj kisi gham pe jab hansi aai
to umr-e-rafta ne aawaz di abhi aai

hue hain mahw hum aise ki der tak hum ko
kisi ne dekha to nazron mein be-rukhi aai [...]