Tabiyat in dinon begana-e-gam hoti jaati hai,
Mere hisse ki goya har khushi kam hoti jati hai,
Vahi hai shahid-o-saaqi, magar dil bujhata jata hai,
Vahi hai shamma lekin roshani kam hoti jaati hai,
Qayamat kya ye ae husn-e-do aalam hoti jaati hai,
Ke mehefil to wahi hai, dilkashi kam hoti jaati hai,
Vahi maikhana-o-sahaba, vahi saagar wahi shisha,
Magar aavaaz-e-noshanosh maddham hoti jati hai,
Wahii hai zindagi lekin ye haal hai apana,
Ke jaise zindagi se zindagi kam hoti jaati hai...
Mere hisse ki goya har khushi kam hoti jati hai,
Vahi hai shahid-o-saaqi, magar dil bujhata jata hai,
Vahi hai shamma lekin roshani kam hoti jaati hai,
Qayamat kya ye ae husn-e-do aalam hoti jaati hai,
Ke mehefil to wahi hai, dilkashi kam hoti jaati hai,
Vahi maikhana-o-sahaba, vahi saagar wahi shisha,
Magar aavaaz-e-noshanosh maddham hoti jati hai,
Wahii hai zindagi lekin ye haal hai apana,
Ke jaise zindagi se zindagi kam hoti jaati hai...