maut hi chaara-saz-e-furqat hai
ranj marne ka mujh ko rahat hai

ho chuka wasl waqt-e-rukhsat hai
ai ajal jald aa ki fursat hai

roz ki dad kaun dewega
zulm karna tumhaari aadat hai

karwan umr ka hai rakht-ba-dosh
har nafs bang-e-kos-e-rehlat hai

sans ek phans si khatakti hai
dam nikalta nahin musibat hai

tum bhi apne 'haya' ko dekh aao
aaj us ki kuchh aur haalat hai