zakhm kha ke khandan hain pairahan-darida hum
zindagi ka nauha hum waqt ka qasida hum

jaane taba ke hathon kaun ghat utrenge
shahr se gurezan hum dasht se ramida hum

zindagi ki aankhon mein raat-din khatakte hain
khas jo hain to la-sani khar hain to chida hum

barg barg taza hai zakhm zakhm rista hai
mausam-e-bahaaran mein shakh-e-nau-burida hum

bazm-e-rang-o-naghma mein kaun multafit hoga
aah-e-na-kashida hum harf-e-na-shanida hum