ahd hāzir meñ ayār-e-sub.h to badlā magar
ai añdherī raat tujh ko bhī badalnā chāhiye
bāvajūd-e-ġham musalsal qahqahe ai nā-murād
kārvān-e-zindagī ke saath chalnā chāhiye
shān-e-rindāna kī hai tauhīn az-ḳhud-raftagī
sahl hai piinā magar pī kar sambhalnā chāhiye
zindagī vo kyā jo hai nā-vāqif-e-āshob-e-ishq
sīna-e-ādam meñ tūfānoñ ko palnā chāhiye
iqtizā-e-asr-e-nau hai zindagī to darkinār
maut ko bhī husn ke sāñche meñ Dhalnā chāhiye
ai junūñ kuchh der shaġhl-e-ḳhāk-bāzī hī sahī
dil to is sahrā-e-hastī meñ bahalnā chāhiye