shama ki tarah pighalte rahiye
apni hi aag mein jalte rahiye

aaj insan ka muqaddar hai yahi
har nae sanche mein dhalte rahiye

zinda rahne ki tamanna hai agar
apna chehra bhi badalte rahiye

chhanw ki tarah badha bhi kije
dhup ki tarah na dhalte rahiye

zindagi ki hai alamat laghzish
kyun bahar-gam sambhalte rahiye

kaam lije na zaban se apni
khak bas chehre pe malte rahiye

zehn bhi shal na kahin ho jae
waqt-zaron se nikalte rahiye