kabhi dard ki tamanna kabhi koshish-e-mudawa

yun baDhi saat-ba-saat lazzat-e-dard-e-firaq

muKHtasar ye hai hamari dastan-e-zindagi

jab kabhi kisi gul par ek zara nikhaar aaya

marne ki duaen kyun mangun jine ki tamanna kaun kare

muskura kar Dal di ruKH par naqab

riste hue zaKHmon ka ho kuchh aur mudawa

teri ruswai ka hai Dar warna

dil-e-nakaam thak ke baiTh gaya

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

yahi zindagi musibat yahi zindagi masarrat

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

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

ya ashkon ka rona tha mujhe ya aksar rota rahta hun

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