ki lagi ka koi bhi darmaan nahin hai
is ki duniya mein koi saamaan nahin hai
har simt andhera hai magar dil mein diya hai
is raah-e-mohabbat mein koi viraan nahin hai
vo aaye na aaye magar ummeed to qaayam
is dil mein abhi tak koi nuqsaan nahin hai
Aatish jo mila sabr se sab us ko sambhaala
duniya ki kisi shay ka koi armaan nahin hai
sun to sahi jahaan mein hai tera fasaana kya
kehti hai tujh ko khalq-e-khuda ghaaibaana kya
baahar nikal ke deedah-e-hairaan ke chaar so
aalam hai husn-e-yaar ke jalve mein gharq kya
ye aarzu thi tujhe gul ke ru-ba-ru karte
hum aur bulbul-e-betaab guftugu karte
lipaT-ti hai dhuaan ban ke ye aah-e-dil-e-zaar
mire nikalte hi ghar se charaagh bujhte hain
bandagi mein bhi vo aazaada-o-khud-been hain ki ham
ulTe phir aaye dar-e-kaaba agar va na hua
zindagi hai ya koi toofan hai
ham to is jeene ke haathon mar chale