zindagi ki jo qadr-o-qimat hai
sab faqat maut ki badaulat hai

bhai-chaara na dosti na khulus
sab ki tah mein koi zarurat hai

main yaqinan teri badaulat hun
aur sab kuchh meri badaulat hai

dahr hai madrasa moallim waqt
aur hasti kitab-e-hikmat hai

kitne achchhe hain log khul jae
ek bure shakhs ki zarurat hai

tum khuda ki talash mein gum ho
mujh ko insan ki zarurat hai

kuchh to mauqa-parast hain hum bhi
aur kuchh waqt ki zarurat hai

mere andar jo shakhs hai 'zeba'
us mein mujh mein badi adawat hai