aakhiri ab khatm hone ko hai bab-e-zindagi
lo mukammal ho gai 'zebi' kitab-e-zindagi

likh rahi hun nam tere intisab-e-zindagi
sirf tu hai sirf tu hai intikhab-e-zindagi

rahaton ke aur ghamon ke sare mausam tujh se hain
tu jamal-e-fikr-o-fan tu aaftab-e-zindagi

apne apne har amal ka goshwara sath hai
ab tumhaare ru-ba-ru hoga hisab-e-zindagi

apni apni uljhanon mein ab hain sab uljhe hue
ab nahin baqi kahin aankhon mein tab-e-zindagi

hai amal hi se mayassar rahat-e-qalb-o-jigar
ba-amal hai jo wahi hai kaamyab-e-zindagi

ab na ikhlas-o-murawwat hai na logon mein wafa
kasrat-e-zar ne badal dala nisab-e-zindagi