kuchh aise ki hai ada rasm-e-bandagi main ne
guzar di tere wade pe zindagi main ne

uda ke dhajjiyan daman ki karta kyon ruswa
junun mein ki na gawara darindagi main ne

zara bhi shikwa-e-jaur-o-jafa nahin lab par
teri raza ko jo samjha hai bandagi main ne

aziz jaan se zyaada mujhe hai ye gham dost
ki gham mein pai hai ek sharh-e-zindagi main ne

huzur-e-husn hua hai ye waqia aksar
hawas-o-hosh ki dekhi parindagi main ne

ziya-e-mehr-e-hidayat ki tabishen le kar
jala di kufr-o-zalalat ki gandagi main ne

misal-e-lala-o-sahra saham saham ke raha
hujum-e-khar mein kati hai zindagi main ne

lagaen kufr ke fatwe hazar ahl-e-khirad
kiya hai pesh-e-sanam ahd-e-bandagi main ne

na milne par bhi use 'aish' pyar karta hun
yun uncha kar diya mear-e-zindagi main ne