zindan-e-roz-o-shab mein asir-e-hayat hun
ek umr kat gai hai magar be-sabaat hun

dekho to ek zarra hun is kaenat ka
samjho to apni zat mein ek kaenat hun

tu mawara-e-arsh-o-zamin-o-zaman hai
main tere izn-e-kun se sar-e-shash-jihat hun

hain kaba-e-darun mein butan-e-hawa-e-nafs
har chand ki main munkir-e-lat-o-manat hun

chalti hawa ke sath to abana-e-waqt hain
main ahd-e-tirgi mein charaghon ke sath hun

kyun teri zindagi se nikala gaya mujhe
kya main tere nisab ki wajib zakat hun