ye bhi apni jagah riyazat hai
khidmat-e-khalq bhi ibaadat hai

zindagi par na koi itrae
zindagi maut ki amanat hai

mod den badh ke rukh hawadis ka
ab bhi wo himmat-o-jasarat hai

aaj-kal dosti ke parde mein
nafrat-o-bughz hai adawat hai

yurish-e-barq-o-bar ke ba-wasf
aashiyana mera salamat hai

mit gae hum jo mit gai urdu
ek shair ki ye bashaarat hai

in dinon zindagi meri 'zakir'
ek bosida si imarat hai