ek bewa ki aas lagti hai
zindagi kyon udas lagti hai

har taraf chhai ghor tariki
raushni ki asas lagti hai

pi raha hun hanuz ashk-e-gham
bahr-e-gham ko bhi pyas lagti hai

lakh pahnao dosti ki qaba
dushmani be-libas lagti hai

maut ke samne hayat 'asad'
surat-e-iltimas lagti hai