ye zindagi
gulon ki ek sej hai

na khar-o-khas ka dher hai
bas ek imtihan ka

latif sa sawal hai
sawal ka jawab to muhaal hai

bas itna hi samajh len hum
ki zist dhup chhanw hai

kahin pe ye nasheb to kahin pe ye faraaz hai
jahan bithae ye hamein

wahin pe hum bisat-e-zat dal kar
kiran kiran se

kuchh na kuchh hararaten nichod len
tamazaten samet len kuchh is tarah

ki chhanw ki inayaton bashaaraton
ka ek yaqin bhi sath ho!