ye lau kaisī hai jo ik saañs bhī maddham nahīñ hotī

bhulāne par bhī zālim yaad us kī kam nahīñ hotī

ye matlab-āshnā duniyā ye zālim bevafā duniyā

sharīk-e-aish kar liije sharīk-e-ġham nahīñ hotī

adam ke jaane vaale qāfile din-rāt chalte haiñ

magar is anjuman kī dilkashī kuchh kam nahīñ hotī

na pūchh ai ham-nashīñ rūdād-hā-e-shām-e-ġham ham se

qayāmat kī sahar hotī hai shām-e-ġham nahīñ hotī

bhulāyā hai mujhe tū ne tirī barham-mizājī ne

magar bedard terī yaad phir bhī kam nahīñ hotī

nahīñ vāqif tū ai dil ātish-e-soz-e-mohabbat se

ye daulat jis qadar aatī hai ghar meñ kam nahīñ hotī

'safīr' ab tak to rūdād-e-mohabbat ḳhaam hai terī

abhī to aañkh bhī fart-e-alam se nam nahīñ hotī