wo pahle soch len khilti hui kali kya hai
jo sochte hain ki tarkib-e-zindagi kya hai

kidhar hai ghairat-e-gham kuchh mujhe sahaara de
wo mujh se puchh rahe hain teri khushi kya hai

wafa ka raaz na samjha saka koi ab tak
ki us ki kya hai haqiqat ye waqai kya hai

yahi to hoti hai sare rukhon ka aaina
koi samajh ke to dekhe ki be-rukhi kya hai

dam-e-akhir hai kis ka khayal jalwa-faroz
ye meri maut ki had mein hayat si kya hai

daraaz umr ho ai jine wale teri magar
jo sirf apne liye ho wo zindagi kya hai

na jaane kya ho ki meri hi raushni mein shifa
khudi ye soch rahi hai ki be-khudi kya hai