zindagi ab teri be-masraf hai ghar ko chhod de
khushk patta jis tarah apne shajar ko chhod de

khwahishon ke pur-khatar jangal mein aawara na ghum
dur manzil se jo kar de us dagar ko chhod de

daeron ke is safar ki intiha koi nahin
laut mehwar ki taraf aise safar ko chhod de

kyon na sayyare bhi ulti chaal hi chalne lagen
aadmi jab aadamiyyat ki dagar ko chhod de

hai faqih-e-shahr ki khud qatilon se saz-baz
dhund mat insaf us se us ke dar ko chhod de

ban gae hain panw ki zanjir tere baam-o-dar
zauq-e-manzil hai to apne baam-o-dar ko chhod de

tutta hai jab koi rishta to bhar aata hai dil
phir bhi aansu ponchh nakhl-e-be-samar ko chhod de

tere aanchal ki hawa us ke muqaddar mein kahan
gham se ghabra kar jo teri rahguzar ko chhod de

us ne sikha bhi to kya sikha zamane se 'shabab'
dusre ke aib jo le le hunar ko chhod de