kab yaad men teraa saath nahin kab haat men teraa haat nahin
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Kab yaad men teraa saath naheen kab haat men teraa haat naheen
Sad-shukr ki apnee raaton men ab hijr kee koee raat naheen
Mushkil hain agar haalaat vahaan dil bech aa.en jaan de aa.en
Dil vaalo koocha-e-jaanaan men kya aise bhee haalaat naheen
Jis dhaj se koee maqtal men gaya wo shaan salaamat rahtee hai
Ye jaan to aanee jaanee hai is jaan kee to koee baat naheen
Maidaan-e-wafa darbaar naheen yaan naam-o-nasab kee poochh kahaan
Aashiq to kisee kaa naam naheen Kuch ishq kisee kee zaat naheen
Gar baazee ishq kee baazee hai jo chaaho lagaa do Dar kaisaa
Gar jiit ga.e to kya kahnaa haare bhee to baazee maat naheen