sirf ashk-o-tabassum main uljhe rahe

sirf ashk-o-tabassum main uljhe rahe
hamne dekha nahin zindagi ki taraf

rat dhalte jab un ka khayal a gaya
tik-tiki bandh gai chandani ki taraf

kaun sa jurm hai,kya sitam ho gaya
ankh agar uth gai, ap hi ki taraf

jane vo multafit hon kidhar bazm main
ansuon ki taraf ya hansi ki taraf

nazar fareb-e-kaza kha gai to kya hoga

nazar fareb-e-kaza kha gai to kya hoga
hayat maut se takara gai to kya hoga

nai sahar ke bahut log muntazir hain magar
na-i sahar bhi kajla gai to kya hoga

na rahnumaon ki majalis main le chalo mujhko
main be-adab hun hansi a gai to kya hoga

gam-e-hayat se beshaq hai khudkushi asan
magar jo maut bhi sharma gai to kya hoga

shabab-e-lala-o-gul ko pukaranevalo
khizan-sirisht bahar a gai to kya hoga

ye fikr kar k is asudagi k dhoke main
teri khudi ko bhi maut a gai to kya hoga

khushi chini hai to gam ka bhi aitamad na kar
jo ruh gam se bhi ukta gai to kya hoga

pursish-e-gam ka shukriya, kya tujhe agahi nahin

pursish-e-gam ka shukriya, kya tujhe agahi nahin
tere bagair zindagi dard hai, zindagi nahin

daur tha ek guzar gaya, nasha tha ek utar gaya
ab vo muqam hai jahan shikva-e-berukhi nahin

tere siva karun pasand kya teri qayanat main
donon jahan ki neamaten, qimat-e-bandagi nahin

lakh zamana zulm dhaye, vaqt na vo Khuda dikhaye
jab mujhe ho yaqin k tu hasil-e-zindagi nahin

dil ki shaguftagi k sath rahat-e-maykada gai
fursat-e-maykashi to hai, hasarat-e-maykashi gai

zaKhm pe zaKhm khake ji, apne lahu ke ghunt pi
ah na kar, labon ko si, ishq hai dilagi nahin

dekh ke khushk-o-zard phul, dil hai kuch is tarah malul
jaise teri khizan k bad, daur-e-bahar hi nahin

kabhi mujh ko sath lekar, kabhi mere sath chal kar

kabhi mujh ko sath lekar, kabhi mere sath chal kar
vo badal gaye achanak meri zindagi badal kar

huye jis pe meharaban tum koi khushnasib hoga
meri hasraten to nikalin mere ansuon main dhal k

teri zulf-o-ruKh k qurban dil-e-zar dhundta hai
vahi champai ujale vahi surmai dhundalake

koi phul ban gaya hai koi chand koi tara
jo chirag bujh gaye hain teri anjuman main jal k

mere dosto Khudara mere sath tum bhi dhundo
vo yahin kahin chupe hain mere gam ka rukh badal k

teri bejhijhak hansi se na kisi ka dil ho maila
ye nagar hai ainon ka yahan sans le sambhal k

yun na mil mujh se khafa ho jaise

yun na mil mujh se khafa ho jaise
sath chal mauj-e-saba ho jaise

log yun dekh kar hans dete hain
tu mujhe bhul gaya ho jaise

ishq ko shirk ki had tak na barha
yun na mil hamse Khuda ho jaise

maut bhi ai to is naz k sath
mujh pe ehsan kiya ho jaise

aise anjan bane baithe ho
tum ko kuch bhi na pata ho jaise

hichkiyan rat ko ati hi rahin
tu ne phir yad kiya ho jaise

zindagi beet rahi hai “danish”
ek bejurm saza ho jaise