Shoala-e-gul Gulab Shoala Kya

shoala-e-gul gulab shoala kya

aag aur phul ka ye rishta kya

tum meri zindagi ho ye sach hai

zindagi ka magar bharosa kya

kitni sadiyon ki qismaton ka main

koi samjhe bisat-e-lamha kya

jo na aadab-e-dushmani jaane

dosti ka use saliqa kya

kaam ki puchhte ho gar sahab

aashiqi ke alawa pesha kya

baat matlab ki sab samajhte hain

sahab-e-nashsha gharq-e-baada kya

dil-dukhon ko sabhi satate hain

sher kya git kya fasana kya

sab hain kirdar ek kahani ke

warna shaitan kya farishta kya

din haqiqat ka ek jalwa hai

raat bhi hai usi ka parda kya

tu ne mujh se koi sawal kiya

karwan-e-hayat-e-rafta kya

jaan kar hum 'bashir-badr' hue

is mein taqdir ka nawishta kya