umr kat jaegi aazmate hue
kis ko malum tha dil lagate hue

zindagi zindagi ab rahi hi kahan
zist kahti hai ye muskuraate hue

ab to ye bhi nahin yaad mujh ko raha
us ko dekha tha kab muskuraate hue

ye siyah raat bhi kat gai shukr hai
apne maula ko ro kar manate hue

kaun guzra hai ye aandhiyon ki tarah
shama-e-rah-e-wafa ko bujhate hue