چین سے جینے کی کچھ تدبیر کرنی ہی پڑی

Chain se jeenay ki kuch tadbeer karni hi pari

un se wabasta mujhe taqdeer karni hi pari

teri rehmat ki mujhe tasheer karni hi pari

bandagi mein zahmat-e-taqseer karni hi pari

hujm day ke dil ab aur kya baaki tha tohfay ke liye

un pe qurbaan jaan ki jaageer karni hi pari

baada-noshi mein bhi laazim tha haram ka ehtraam

ai kaday mein shaikh ki toqeer karni hi pari

mashq kya hai? aashiqi kya hai? wafa kya cheez hai?

hum ko har ijmaal ki tafseer karni hi pari

jaan denay ke liye betaab tha beemar-e-gham

aap ki khaatir magar taakhir karni hi pari

tujh ko dawa tha koi mud-e-muqabil hi nahi

saamne tere, teri tasweer karni hi pari

mere ashkon ki rawani thi bari hangaama-khaiz

Nauh ke toofaan ki ta'beer karni hi pari

sarguzasht-e-gham mein khoon-e-dil ki rangat dekh li?

tum na sunte thay, mujhe tehreer karni hi pari

barh gaya jab dard-e-dil harf-e-tasalli se Naseer

chara-gar ko doosri tadbeer karni hi pari