jashn-e-gham-e-hayat manane nahin diya
is muflisi ne zahr bhi khane nahin diya

hum ne jo sada-lauhi mein khaya koi fareb
phir wo fareb auron ko khane nahin diya

aandhi ne raushni ki himayat to ki bahut
lekin koi charagh jalane nahin diya

ik-adh ghar to jal gaya par shahr bach gaya
ab ke diye ka sath hawa ne nahin diya

raazi tha main bhi aur mera dushman bhi sulh par
kuchh doston ne hath milane nahin diya