zindagi ek dard-o-gham ka saz hai maut jis ki aakhiri aawaz hai wan to aaina hai mashq-e-naz hai muntashir yan zindagi ka saz hai dil hamara dard se khali na kar ye hamari zindagi ka raaz hai aaj phir barsenge naghme bazm mein aaj phir hathon pe us ke saz hai har nishana dil pe lagta hai mere kaun kohna-mashq tir-andaz hai sun raha hun dil se naghmon ki sada dost se milti hui aawaz hai naghma-baz ek zindagi ka saz hai dahr ka har zarra ham-awaz hai jal raha hai jism ka khaki qafas tair-e-jaan mail-e-parwaz hai khatm kar 'ali' fasana khatm kar sunne wala mahw-e-khwab-e-naz hai