isi ka nam shayad zindagi hai
koi samjhe na samjhe is haqiqat ko magar najmi
wafa ki aaD mein kya kya hui jafa hum par
wahi subh-o-masa wahi shab-o-roz
ummid-e-wafa ke pesh-e-nazar main unki jafaen bhul gaya
jab dil hi nahin hai pahlu mein phir ishq ka sauda kaun kare
na duniya bais-e-ghaflat na uqba wajh-e-hushyari
bata ki ye bhi koi shan-e-be-niyazi hai
aasan nahin visal to dushwar bhi nahin
bachhDa hua jaise koi milte hi lipaT jae
na kuchh aalim samajhte hain na kuchh jahil samajhte hain
kis ghalat-fahmi mein apni umr sari kaT gai
zulf-e-mushkin thi mehrban kis ki
