chahti hai aaKHir kya aagahi KHuda-malum
kitne rang badlegi zindagi KHuda-malum
kal to KHair ai rahbar tere sath rahraw the
aaj kis pe hansti hai gumrahi KHuda-malum
ab bhi subh hoti hai ab bhi din nikalta hai
ja chhipi kahan lekin raushni KHuda-malum
rasti gurezan hai aashti hirasan hai
kis se kis se uljhega aadmi KHuda-malum
ab to waqt aaya hai Dub kar ubharne ka
kitni kashtiyan Dubin aur abhi KHuda-malum
zauq-e-naghma-e-pairai tu hi baDh ke de aawaz
kab se gharq-e-hairat hai KHamushi KHuda-malum
sirf bhik mangi thi hum ne aadamiyat ki
kyun biphar gae 'yaqub' muddai KHuda-malum
Ghazal
Chahti hai aaKHir kya aagahi KHuda-malum
Yaqoob Usmani