zindagi jab bhi mila karti hai
jaane kyon mujh pe hansa karti hai

hae kya shakhs tha marne wala
zindagi yaad kiya karti hai

muskuraata hai kahin aur wo shakhs
raushni dil mein hua karti hai

hum buzurgan-e-adab hain hum se
zindagi jhuk ke mila karti hai

jab se bichhda hai wo sar-ta-pa ghazal
zindagi sher kaha karti hai

zindagi bhi teri chahat ki tarah
ek hi bar mila karti hai

zindagi ek to mili mujh ko udhaar
wo bhi bimar raha karti hai

kya mohazzab hai hawa bhi ab ke
sar se dastar juda karti hai