aalam jiwan khel-tamasha danai nadani hai

aur ek shahr hai kya shahr-e-guman se aage

har ghaDi ek yahi ehsas-e-ziyan rahta hai

main jis jagah bhi rahunga wahin pe aaega

kuchh chamakta sa tah-e-ab nazar to aae

aata hai nazar aur hi manzar hai koi aur

jab tak khuli nahin thi asrar lag rahi thi

hath pakaD le ab bhi tera ho sakta hun main

jama hua hai falak pe kitna ghubar mera

hamein apni masafat be-maza karna nahin hai

nae sire se koi safar aaghaz nahin karta

jaana to bahut dur hai mahtab se aage

kabhi main zikr karun din ki shadmani ka

tum jis ko DhunDte ho ye mahfil nahin hai wo

hirasan hun siyahi mein kami hoti nahin hai