hadis-e-zindagi sunte rahe hain
badi muddat se sar dhunte rahe hain

hue hain pash ek zarb-e-fana se
jo sapne umr bhar bunte rahe hain

bhara phulon se tha gulshan ka daman
magar hum khar hi chunte rahe hain

rubab-e-waqt ne chheda tarana
jise hum dub kar sunte rahe hain

sar-e-rah har qadam bikhre the kante
jinhen palkon se hum chunte rahe hain

urus-e-shaeri tere liye hum
sukhan ke phul hi chunte rahe hain

suna 'faiz'-e-hazin tera fasana
jo ahl-e-dil the sar dhunte rahe hain