zindagi to qaid hai aur parda-e-mahfil mein hai
aarzu husn-e-zamin kei gosha-e-ghafil mein hai

dhundhta hai tu jise wo justuju meri bhi hai
maqsad-e-ahl-e-nazar to ek hi manzil mein hai

bandish-e-kaun-o-makan parwaz mein hail nahin
hasil-e-jahd-o-amal to jazba-e-kaamil mein hai

zulm kei tarikiyon ko jumbish-e-lab sail-e-nur
bol ki hai waqt tera jo bhi tere dil mein hai

jaan-fishani os kei aur mitti kei talab
kya bujhegi pyas lekin kuchh nami to dil mein hai