zindagi ek khwab hai ye khwab ki tabir hai
halqa-e-gesu-e-duniya panw ki zanjir hai

kuchh nahin is ke siwa mere tasarruf mein yahan
dil ka bas jitna ilaqa dard ki jagir hai

putliyan aankhon ki sakit ho gain padhte hue
aasman par kis zaban mein jaane kya tahrir hai

mujh ko goyai pe uksaya tha dil ne ek bar
aaj tak honton pe qaem lazzat-e-taqrir hai

ab na jaane kis taraf le jaen wahshi aandhiyan
shakh se tuta hua patta bahut dil-gir hai

sab bahadur hain yahan zikr-e-ajal hone talak
buz-dili is ko kahun ya khun ki tasir hai