zindagi kya hai ek kahani hai

zindagi kya hai ek kahani hai
ye kahani nahin sunani hai
hai khuda bhi ajib yani jo
na zamini na aasmani hai


hai mere shauq-e-wasl ko ye gila
us ka pahlu sara-e-fani hai
apni tamir-e-jaan-o-dil ke liye
apni buniyaad hum ko dhani hai


ye hai lamhon ka ek shahr-e-azal
yan ki har baat na-gahani hai
chaliye ai jaan-e-sham aaj tumhein
shama ek qabr par jalani hai


rang ki apni baat hai warna
aakhirash khun bhi to pani hai
ek abas ka wajud hai jis se
zindagi ko murad pani hai


sham hai aur sahn mein dil ke
ek ajab huzn-e-asmani hai