zindagi bimar ho kar rah gai
saya-e-diwar ho kar rah gai

kaun gaega bajaega use
shairi akhbar ho kar rah gai

zakhm jab bhi mundamil hone lage
gul-makkhi angar ho kar rah gai

jis mein teri aankh ke aansu bahe
wo nadi shahkar ho kar rah gai

kis qadar pahlu hain 'khushtar' baat mein
har kali gulzar ho kar rah gai