maut hai zindagi zindagi maut hai
har-nafas maut hai har ghadi maut hai

main andheron mein kho jaun mumkin nahin
ek parwane ki raushni maut hai

is liye shad rahta hun har haal mein
mere dushman ko meri khushi maut hai

koi talwar khanjar na tir-o-tabar
hurmula ke liye ek hansi maut hai

khamushi aaqilon ki hai khubi magar
baz auqat par khamushi maut hai

sabiron ke liye har taraf hai hayat
zalimon ke liye maut hi maut hai

ek kadwi haqiqat kahen aur kahen
shahd se bhi siwa chashni maut hai

qaid-e-ghurbat se 'arif' nikal jaiye
hai khabar aap ko muflisi maut hai