ajal ne lut liya aa ke karwan-e-hayat
suna raha hun zamane ko dastan-e-hayat

hazaron karwaten badlin zamane ne lekin
uthe na khwab taghaful se khuftagan-e-hayat

raha na piri mein jab kuchh bhi zindagi ka maza
sahar ke waqt chale uth ke mehman-e-hayat

rah-e-adam ki wo dushwariyan maaz-allah
ki mar ke pahunche hain manzil pe rahrawan-e-hayat

bahaar-e-jalwa-gah-e-yar tera kya kahna
adam se aae hain hasti mein taliban-e-hayat

yahi bulandi-o-pasti hai bas zamane ki
hai ek zamin-e-hayat ek aasman-e-hayat

kisi tarah bhi talafi-e-zist ho na saki
qaza ke sar pe raha khun-e-kushtagan-e-hayat

khila na ghuncha-e-dil bagh-e-dahr mein 'afqar'
khizan-nasib raha apna gulistan-e-hayat