zindagi is tarah guzari hai
silsila khatm sans jari hai

dard gham ashk aur mayusi
teri ummid sab pe bhaari hai

main ne dhundhi to mukhtasar pai
duniya jo dikhti itni sari hai

nind ke bazu tut jate hain
khwab ka bojh itna bhaari hai

khel khela tha umr ka lekin
maut jiti hayat haari hai

ye nahin raat ka siyah aanchal
ye faqat raat ki kanari hai

waqt ki dhul jam gai thi phir
umr ki phir parat utari hai