zad pe aa jaega jo koi to mar jaega
waqt ka kaam guzarna hai guzar jaega

khud use bhi nahin malum hai manzil apni
jaane wale se na puchho wo kidhar jaega

aaj andhera hai to kal koi charagh-e-ummid
matla-e-waqt pe suraj sa nikhar jaega

is taraf aag ka dariya hai udhar dar-o-rasan
dil wo diwana ki jaega magar jaega

koi manzil nahin baqi hai musafir ke liye
ab kahin aur nahin jaega ghar jaega

ku-e-qatil mein tahi-dast ko ja milti nahin
jo bhi jaega liye hath mein sar jaega

kitni tariki hai shahr-e-dil-o-jaan par tari
koi andaza nahin kaun kidhar jaega

ek gul-dasta banaya tha pa-e-rahat-e-jaan
ab ye andesha hai har phul bikhar jaega

ek din aisa bhi qismat se mile jab 'aslam'
raqs karta hua mahbub-nagar jaega