ye zindagi jo guzarti hai imtihan ki tarah
hamein aziz hai us yar-e-mehrban ki tarah

main us ko bhulna chahun to bhul jaun magar
wo mere sath hi rahta hai meri jaan ki tarah

sajaana chah rahe hain magar sajaen kya
hamara shahr hai lauti hui dukan ki tarah

zara samajh to sahi ahd-e-na-sipas hamein
ki tere sath hain hum yaad-e-raftagan ki tarah

khuda-gawah ki is ahd mein bhi jita hun
jo ki sabaat hai paiman-e-dostan ki tarah