zindagi dard ke siwa kya hai
ji mere yar sochta kya hai

hosh ki intiha to hai wahshat
aur wahshat ki intiha kya hai

rakh meri pyas par nazar saqi
tu mera zarf dekhta kya hai

main sitam ko khulus kahta hun
ye ghalat hai to phir baja kya hai

apni koi khata nahin 'ishrat'
aur is se badi khata kya hai