yahi buniyaad-e-nazm-e-alam hai
har masarrat ki intiha gham hai

ye mila arz-e-muddaa ka jawab
aaj un ka mizaj barham hai

ab na dast-e-karam na wo daman
dil pareshan hai aankh pur-nam hai

ai ajal manzil-e-hayat bata
log kahte the fasla kam hai

kis qadar khush-nasib hun 'mahir'
mere daman mein daulat-e-gham hai