ye kya padii hai tujhe dil jalon men baithne ki
— Aabid Umar
Ye kya paDee hai tujhe dil jalon men baiThne kee
Ye umr to hai miyaan doston men baiThne kee
Chhupaa.ee jaatee nahin zardiyaan so duur hoon main
Vagarna hotee hai khwaish gulon men baiThne kee
Shumaar meraa bhee karte hain log in men magar
Miree majaal kahaan shaa.iron men baiThne kee
Abhee na unglee uThaa mujh pe thoDee mohlat de
Tameez siikh raha hoon baDon men baiThne kee
Mujhe badal ke koi aur hee banaa diyaa hai
Ki intihaa hai ye soorat-garon men baiThne kee
Dikhaa rahe hain tavaatur se khaamiyaan meree
Bhagat raha hoon sazaa aa.inon men baiThne kee
Nahin majaal kisee kee ki muntashir kar de
Banaa chuke hain jo aadat safon men baiThne kee
Khazaane luTte rahenge ye khaalee hone tak
UjaaD degee ye aadat gharon men baiThne kee
Khuda ataa kare ohda baDaa ghareeb ko aur
Badal sake na wo khoo naukaron men baiThne kee
Khushaamadee nahin rakhtaa hai apne kaam se kaam
To kya paDee hai tujhe afsaron men baiThne kee
Ye dil scan karaanaa bahut zarooree hai
Ki ittilaa.a hai tire dhaDkanon men baiThne kee
Hayaat soo-e-adam le ke jaa rahi hain 'umar'
Jo aadaten hain ga.e mausamon men baiThne kee