arz-e-muddaa karte kyun nahin kiya hum ne
khwahishon ko hasrat mein khud badal diya hum ne

nit nai umidon ke tank tank kar paiwand
zindagi ke daman ko umr-bhar siya hum ne

ranj-o-gham uthae hain fikr-o-fan bhi pae hain
zindagi ko jitna bhi ji sake jiya hum ne

subh ka naya suraj kuchh to raushni lega
sham se jalaya hai aas ka diya hum ne

dagh-e-dil ki zardari muft hath kab aai
khak ho ke paya hai raaz-e-kimiya hum ne