Uljhey huye hain halaat gham-e-yaar ki tarah..

Uljhey huye hain halaat gham-e-yaar ki tarah,
Zindagi guzaar to rahe hain magar ik beemar ki tarah,

Najane mere shoq-e-safar ko kis ki nazar lag gayi,
Manzil ki jaanib rawaan dawaan hoon magar ik lachaar ki tarah,

Teri be’rukhi ik tarf to us ke na milne ki umeed,
Gham-e-yaar ki bhi aksar lagta hai gham-e-rozgar ki tarah,

Yeh daulat, shohrat, izat, yehi sab to khawb tha tumhara,
Sab paa ke bhi kyon hote ho sogwaar ki tarah,

Tareef teri main kya karoon aye chehra-e-benishaan,
Zulfain raat, hont gulaab, chaand lagta hai rukhsaar ki tarah,

Woh raat bhi kitni ajeeb thi jab woh mere qareeb thi,
Main pighal raha tha mom ban kar, woh dehek rahi thi gulnaar ki tarah,

Jis ko kho diya tum ne apni nadaaniyon se Waqas,
Ab kyon tarapte ho us ke liye pancchi beqaraar ki tarah..