talkhi-e-haalat-e-dauran ka bayan hai zindagi
dard-o-gham ki ek musalsal dastan hai zindagi

allah allah ye safar ye rah ye dushwariyan
waqt ke shanon pe ek bar-e-giran hai zindagi

jin ki halchal mein hai tufani hawaon ka kharosh
un tadapti aarzuon ka jahan hai zindagi

shiddat-e-ehsas-e-nakaami ki aatish-gah se
khirman-e-jazbaat par shola-fishan hai zindagi

hai kise ab zindagi ke dard-e-pinhan ki khabar
apni barbaadi ki khud hi raaz-dan hai zindagi

ye umidon ka chaman hai rashk-e-sad husn-e-chaman
is chaman ki ek bahaar-e-jawedan hai zindagi

hai usi ke nur se tabani-e-kaun-o-makan
zulmat-e-bazm-e-jahan mein zau-fishan hai zindagi

us ki marzi par hai har qaid o rihai munhasir
khud qafas hai aur khud hi aashiyan hai zindagi

'naqsh' dard-e-qaum hai qalb o jigar mein shola-zan
jazba-e-ahl-e-watan ki tarjuman hai zindagi