Aik wehshat hai ke hoti hai achaanak taari,
Aik gham hai ke yaka’yak* hi ubal parrta hai..
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Ik kiran bhi to nahi gham ki andheri raat mein,
Koi jugnu, koi aansu, koi taara kuch to ho..
Aashnaa hona tha kisi taur gham se,
Tum na hote to kisi aur se bichrre hote..
Tere gham ke siwaa zamane mein,
Kon se gham ka ilaaj naheen…
Aye gham-e-zindagi na ho naraaz,
Mujhe ko aadat hai muskuraane ki..
Ghamon se ulajh kar muskurana meri fitrat hai,
Mujhe nakamiyon per asshk bahana nahi ata..
Khareed loon ga teri saari udaasiyan,
Sikkay mere mizzaj ke jis din chal gaye..