Kaun Kahta Hai Ki Mar Jaane Se Kuchh Hasil Nahin

kaun kahta hai ki mar jaane se kuchh hasil nahin

zindagi us ki hai mar jaana jise mushkil nahin

haan ye saara khel parvanon ki jan-bazi ka hai

sham-e-raushan par madar-e-girya-e-mahfil nahin

aam hi karna paḌega un ko faiz-e-iltifat

ghair hargiz iltifat-e-ḳhas ke qabil nahin

muntaḳhab main hi hua mashq-e-taghaful ke liye

vo taghaful-kesh meri yaad se ghafil nahin

halqa-e-girdab hai gahvara-e-ishrat mujhe

zauq-e-asa.ish mira minnat-kash-e-sahil nahin

dekhiye kya ho hamare shauq-e-manzil ka ma.aal

paanv men taqat ba-qadr-e-duri-e-manzil nahin

laakh dil qurban us chashm-e-nadamat-kesh par

ya.ani mujh ko arzu-e-ḳhun-baha-e-dil nahin

marja-e-barq-e-bala hai ai ‘vafa’ duniya-e-ishq

hasil-e-hasrat yahan juz hasrat-e-hasil nahin