ajab afwah thi insan hai fani
hai ba'd-e-maut bhi ek zindagani

jahan mein aankh kya kholi ki dekha
adam ab hai zamani-o-makani

ye mahfil hai khirad-mandon ki mahfil
yahan kis se kahun dil ki kahani

achanak hath mein rasha ye kaisa
abhi thi badh par meri jawani

zaban-e-be-zabani kaun samjhe
miyan-e-majma'-e-sho'la-bayani