zindagi be-dalil kitni hai
har khushi yan qalil kitni hai

nind ruthi hui hai muddat se
shab-e-hijran tawil kitni hai

manzilon ke shumar-e-kar bata
khwahishon ki sabil kitni hai

kaun aakhir lagata andaza
gahri aankhon ki jhil kitni hai

zulm ka hath badh gaya had se
abhi rassi mein dhil kitni hai

ye jo do din ki zindagi hai 'dua'
ye hasin-o-jamil kitni hai