maut behtar hai aise jine se
dil mein kuchh bhi nahin qarine se

khushk aankhen kahan jhalakti hain
dil mein utre hain kuchh safine se

hum ne kya chhu liya tasawwur mein
khankhanate hain aabgine se

hum ko fursat nahin ghadi-bhar ki
pairahan zindagi ka sine se

ek lamha ka tajraba behtar
roz-o-shab sal aur mahine se

ek main to hun muntashir ghar mein
warna har chiz hai qarine se

aur andhera badha do aangan mein
raushni aa rahi hai zine se