zindagi aaj ye kis mod pe le aai hai
bhid nazron mein hai ehsas mein tanhai hai

ye alag baat ki anjaan nazar aai hai
zist se waise to barson ki shanasai hai

jaise aata ho dabe panw koi pas mere
is tarah dil ke dhadakne ki sada aai hai

ye khushi aur ye gham hai ye fughan hai ye zabt
zindagi soch le jis mein teri achchhai hai

ek duniya ki hamare liye bechain magar
ek wo shakhs ki khamosh tamashai hai

aap shohrat ki bulandi se utar kar dekhen
aap ke qadmon se lipti hui ruswai hai

kyon na ashaar mein ho kaif wahi mere 'nasib'
mai jalili hai to saghar mera minai hai