Ham issay jeet hi lain gay dil ko yeh yaqeen tha
Yeh khail bhi haar gaye ham koyi gumaan hony tak
Moom ka badan nahi hota ya dhoop nah itni teez hoti
Ham to jhulas ke reh gaye koyi saaibaan honay tak
Ham hi kamfeham thay ya zindgi hi dushwaar thi
Intzaar mein ham reh gaye is ke aasaan honay tak
Koyi aisa dar milta keh jaan se hi guzar jaty
Ham to khud pathar rahy us but ke jaan hony tak
Umrr bhar tarasty rahy nazr-e-iltafaat ko
Ham kaheen ke nah rahy us kay mehrbaaN hony tak