zindagi dard se qarib rahe
gham ki daulat mujhe nasib rahe

mausam aisa bhi ho koi sayyaad
bagh jab waqf-e-andalib rahe

muskura do kisi ki mayyat par
maut kyon tira-o-muhib rahe

wasl ko wasl jaanne ke liye
zinat-e-bazm ek raqib rahe

jaan ka khel khelne walo
imtihan ko dar-e-habib rahe

jag kar main ne kat din raaten
nind mein gum magar nasib rahe

kis ne 'altaf' di dua mujh ko
dard se zindagi qarib rahe