mujh se meri hayat ruth gai
tum nahin kaenat ruth gai

wo badi mushkilon se aai thi
tum na aae to raat ruth gai

maut ko maut aa gai shayad
ya hamari najat ruth gai

zindagi gham ka sath de na saki
dafatan be-sabaat ruth gai

'soz' ishrat mein sath thi duniya
par dam-e-mushkilat ruth gai