jeena bhi koi jeena hai jeena yaar bina
din kati hai ye safina yaar bina
aankhon mein basa hai wo gul-e-tar har dam
kaisa ho bhala ka qarina yaar bina
taaron ki tarah jaag ke kaati hai ye shab
aata hi nahin chashm ko zeena yaar bina
sehraa bhi lage ghar si zameen jab ho sajan
ghar bhi lage sehraa-e-madina yaar bina
kahta hai Wali rote hue ahl-e-chaman se
phoola nahin gulshan mein qarina yaar bina
kya kahoon kuchh kaha nahin jaata
ab to bin tere raha nahin jaata
yaad karna har ghadi us yaar ka
hai wazifa mujh dil-e-bimaar ka
raah-e-mazmoon-e-taaza band nahin
taa qayaamat khula hai baab-e-sukhan
jise ishq ka teer kaari lage
use zindagi kyun na bhaari lage
muflisi sab bahaar khoti hai
mard ka aitbaar khoti hai
dekhna har subah tujh rukhsaar ka
hai mutaala mujh dil-e-bimaar ka