sans lena bhi saza lagta hai
ab to marna bhi rawa lagta hai

koh-e-gham par se jo dekhun to mujhe
dasht aaghosh-e-fana lagta hai

sar-e-bazar hai yaron ki talash
jo guzarta hai khafa lagta hai

mausam-e-gul mein sar-e-shakh-e-gul
shoala bhadke to baja lagta hai

muskuraata hai jo is aalam mein
ba-khuda mujh ko khuda lagta hai

itna manus hun sannate se
koi bole to bura lagta hai

un se mil kar bhi na kafur hua
dard ye sab se juda lagta hai

nutq ka sath nahin deta zehn
shukr karta hun gila lagta hai

is qadar tund hai raftar-e-hayat
waqt bhi rishta-bapa lagta hai