mehnat koshish aur wafa ke khugar zinda rahte hain
jin ko marna aa jata hai aksar zinda rahte hain

fitrat ki wusat hai kitni kaun kahan tak dekhega
aankhen mar jati hain lekin manzar zinda rahte hain

patthar marne wale ek din khud patthar ho jate hain
rah-e-wafa mein jo sahte hain patthar zinda rahte hain

haq ki khatir pesh karen jo apni jaan ka nazrana
zinda rahne walon se bhi badh kar zinda rahte hain

ek din paida karte hain bhaunchaal ki surat jismon mein
lawe jazbon ke sine ke andar zinda rahte hain

jin ke dam se dharti raushan rashk-e-falak dikhlai de
aise insan aise mah-o-akhtar zinda rahte hain

zulm ke sail-e-khun mein ek din zalim bhi bah jata hai
lashkar mar jata hai aur behtar zinda rahte hain

aise logon ka mar jaana jine se bhi behtar hai
wo jo log 'munawar' sab se dar kar zinda rahte hain