purasish-e-Gam kaa shukriyaa, kyaa tujhe aagahii nahii.n
tere baGair zindagii dard hai, zindagii nahii.n

[aagahii=knowledge]

daur thaa ek guzar gayaa, nashaa thaa ek utar gayaa
ab vo muqaam hai jahaa.N shikvaa-e-beruKhii nahii.n

tere sivaa karuu.N pasa.nd kyaa terii qaayanaat me.n
dono.n jahaa.N kii ne_amate.n, qiimat-e-ba.ndagii nahii.n

laakh zamaanaa zulm Dhaaye, vaqt na vo Khudaa dikhaaye
jab mujhe ho yaqii.n ki tuu haasil-e-zindagii nahii.n

dil kii shaguftagii ke saath raahat-e-mayakadaa ga_ii
fursat-e-mayakashi to hai, hasarat-e-mayakashii ga_ii

[shaguftagii=to bloom]

zaKhm pe zaKhm khaake jii, apane lahuu ke ghuu.NT pii
aah na kar, labo.n ko sii, ishq hai dillagii nahii.n

dekh ke Khushk-o-zard phuul, dil hai kuchh is tarah maluul
jaise terii Khizaa.N ke baad, daur-e-bahaar hii nahii.n