zindagi ko maut ki zad par jo la sakta nahin
maut ke aaghosh mein wo muskura sakta nahin

us ki tohmat apne sar bar-e-amanat le liya
bojh wo insan jo apna bhi utha sakta nahin

rabt hai har shai se phir bhi is jahan mein dosto
aadmi khud aadmi ke kaam aa sakta nahin

ye jahan hai aazmaish-gah-e-arbab-e-wafa
lakh chahe bhi to insan muskura sakta nahin

kya isi ka nam hai saqi teri dariya-dili
mai to mai pani bhi tu hum ko pila sakta nahin

azm ka suraj liye main jagmagata hun 'nashat'
in andheron ko kabhi khatir mein la sakta nahin