zindagi be-qarar lagti hai
dard ki aabshaar lagti hai

phir se sham-e-firaq aai ab
aankh bhi ashk-bar lagti hai

zakhm dil ke shumar karti hun
har ghadi sogwar lagti hai

kya bataun ye hasti-e-mauhum
ek musht-e-ghubar lagti hai

sardiyon ki udas raaton mein
chandni bhi ghubar lagti hai

bad-nasibi na puchhiye 'shahin'
zindagi shoala-bar lagti hai