zindagi fart-e-hadsat se hai
maut aasaish-e-hayat se hai

sham-e-zulmat hai muft mein badnam
aabru-e-sahar to raat se hai

be-rukhi mein hai kaif-e-sarshaari
tishnagi lutf-e-iltifat se hai

zauq-e-araish-e-jamal se dur
sadgi husn ki sifat se hai

main na hota to baat hi kya thi
baat lekin jo kaenat se hai

qurb-e-jaanan se khauf khata hun
pyar tark-e-talluqat se hai

ret ke dher par likha hai nam
ye amal jaise baqiyat se hai

hadse aag bijliyan aandhi
jo bhi aafat hai meri zat se hai

kitne dariya the maujzan us mein
tishna-lab jo lab-e-furaat se hai

nazm-o-qat'at bhi 'kalim' hain khub
kaif ghazlon ki wardat se hai