main to main gair ko marne se ab inkaar nahiin
— Altaf Hussain Hali
Main to main ghair ko marne se ab inkaar nahin
Ik qayaamat hai tire haath men talvaar nahin
Kuchh pataa manzil-e-maqsood kaa paayaa ham ne
Jab ye jaanaa ki hamen taaqat-e-raftaar nahin
Chashm-e-bad-door bahut phirte hain aghyaar ke saath
Ghairat-e-ishq se ab tak wo khabar-daar nahin
Ho chukaa naaz uThaane men hai go kaam tamaam
Lillaahil-hamd ki baaham koi takraar nahin
Muddaton rashk ne aghyaar se milne na diyaa
Dil ne aakhir ye diyaa hukm ki kuchh aar nahin
Asl maqsood kaa har chiiz men miltaa hai pataa
Varna ham aur kisee shai ke talabgaar nahin
Baat jo dil men chhupaate nahin bantee 'haalee'
Sakht mushkil hai ki wo qaabil-e-iz.haar nahin