ho na ho aas-pas hai koi
mere jitna udas hai koi

sochta hun to aur badhti hai
zindagi hai ki pyas hai koi

hadisa ek bhi nahin guzra
be-sabab bad-hawas hai koi

phir parinde shajar se bichhde hain
phir se taswir-e-yas hai koi

apni urdu to lok bhasha hai
is se kyun na-shanas hai koi