Zindagi dard b
dawa b thi
Hum'safar b
guraiz'pa b thi

Kuch to thi dost b wafa dushman
Kuch meri aankh me haya b thi

Din ka apna b shor tha lekin
Shab ki awaz b
sada b thi

Ishq ne hum ko ghaib'daan kiya
Yehi tohfa
yehi saza b thi

Gard'baad-e-wafa se pehle tak
Sar pe khaima b tha
rida b thi

Maan ki ankhain chiragh thi jis me
Mere hum'raah wo dua b thi

Kuch to thi rah'guzar me shama-e-talab
or kuch taiz wo hawa b thi

Be'wafa to wo khair tha Amjad
Lekin us me kahin wafa b thi