asbab-e-zindagi ki har ek chiz hai garan
bas ek zindagi hai ki arzan hai aaj-kal

mashshatgi-e-falsafa-e-maghribi na puchh
zulf-e-khayal aur pareshan hai aaj-kal

sar-rishta-e-khayal hua ja raha hai gum
kuchh aisi uljhanon mein musalman hai aaj-kal

qudrat ki rahbari ke tariqe ajib hain
yani libas-e-kufr mein iman hai aaj-kal

be-zahmat-e-shikar hi khaega kya unhen
kyun gurg bakriyon ka nigahban hai aaj-kal

ranai-e-khayal ki gul-kariyan gain
bas hum hain aur khwab-e-pareshan hai aaj-kal

malum ho raha hai ki manzil qarib hai
kuchh tez-rau si umr-e-gurezan hai aaj-kal