koshish-e-paiham ko sai-e-raegan kahte raho

rahne de ye tanz ke nashtar ahl-e-junun bebak nahin

har lamha ata karta hai paimana sa ek shaKHs

fasurda ho ke maiKHane se nikle

yaron ke iKHlas se pahle dil ka mere ye haal na tha

zindagi hogi meri ai gham-e-dauran ek roz

na jaane qafile poshida kis ghubar mein hain

dur tak raushni hai ghaur se dekh

ye mohabbat ki jawani ka saman hai ki nahin

ye rang-o-kaif kahan tha shabab se pahle

zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye dastan aaj tak

nazar se safha-e-alam pe KHunin dastan likhiye

na raaz-e-ibtida samjho na raaz-e-intiha samjho

jam la jam ki aalam se ji Darta hai

kaifiyat kya thi yahan aalam-e-gham se pahle