maut jada hai maut manzil hai
maut hi zindagi ka hasil hai

gham ke aalam mein muskura dena
mujh ko aasan hai tum ko mushkil hai

us ko khatra hai dub jaane ka
jis ki kashti qarib-e-sahil hai

mera kirdar mera tarz-e-amal
meri mahrumiyon mein shamil hai

maut aati hai is tarah bhi 'laiq'
koi maqtul hai na qatil hai