kam tar yaa beshtar gae ham
— Hasrat Azimabadi
Kam-tar yaa beshtar ga.e ham
Us dar se ba-chashm-e-nam ga.e ham
Ik gul na chunaa ham us chaman se
Le apna hee musht-e-par ga.e ham
Baize se nikaalte hee sar haif
Yuun qaid-e-qafas men paD ga.e ham
Bin yaar lagaa na dil kidhar bhee
Jitnaa ki idhar udhar ga.e ham
Kya duur se muskuraa ke sarkaa
Kal us kee nazar jo paD ga.e ham
Dunya kaa va diin kaa ham ko kya hosh
Mast aa.e va be-khabar ga.e ham
Us jaan-e-azeez ne na poochhaa
Jiite hain yaa ki mar ga.e ham
Kuch kaam na thaa hamen kisee se
Lene dil kee khabar ga.e ham
Itnee muddat ke ba.ad 'hasrat'
Kal raat jo us ke ghar ga.e ham