jab kashti sabit-o-salim thi sahil ki tamanna kis ko thi

hamin hain soz hamin saz hain hamin naghma

kabhi dard ki tamanna kabhi koshish-e-mudawa

ya ashkon ka rona tha mujhe ya aksar rota rahta hun

muKHtasar ye hai hamari dastan-e-zindagi

meri hi nazar ki masti se sab shisha-o-saghar raqsan the

jab kabhi kisi gul par ek zara nikhaar aaya

yahi zindagi musibat yahi zindagi masarrat

hum dahr ke is virane mein jo kuchh bhi nazara karte hain

dil-e-nakaam thak ke baiTh gaya

na aae maut KHudaya tabah-haali mein

teri ruswai ka hai Dar warna

tu aur gham-e-ulfat jazbi mujhko to yaqin aae na kabhi

ai mauj-e-bala un ko bhi zara do chaar thapeDe halke se

muskura kar Dal di ruKH par naqab