ek tabassum hayat phulon ki
dekh li kaenat phulon ki

khub roi hai raat bhar shabnam
kis ne chhedi hai baat phulon ki

mahki mahki hawaon ke jhonke
sath lae baraat phulon ki

shakh par hon ki un ke jude mein
umr hai ek raat phulon ki

jab hui sard aatish-e-namrud
ban gai kaenat phulon ki

'shad' murjha gae to gulshan mein
kaun puchhega baat phulon ki