zindagi lafz hai
maut bhi lafz hai

zindagi ki tarashi hui awwalin saut se sarhad-e-maut tak lafz hi lafz hain
sans bhi lafz hai

sans lene ki har ek zarurat bhi lafzon ki muhtaj hai
aag pani hawa khak sab lafz hain

aankh chehra jabin hath lab lafz hain
subh-o-sham-o-shafaq roz-o-shab lafz hain

waqt bhi lafz hai
waqt ka saz-o-ahang bhi

rang bhi sang bhi
amn bhi jang bhi

lafz hi lafz hain
phul bhi lafz hai

dhul bhi lafz hai
lafz qatil bhi hai

lafz maqtul bhi
lafz hi khun-baha

lafz dast-e-dua
lafz arz-o-sama

subh-e-fasl-e-bahaaran bhi ek lafz hai
sham-e-hijr-e-nigaran bhi ek lafz hai

raunaq-e-bazm-e-yaran bhi ek lafz hai
mahfil-e-dil-figaran bhi ek lafz hai

main bhi ek lafz hun
tu bhi ek lafz hai

aa ki lafzon ki surat fazaon mein mil kar bikhar jaen hum
ek naya lafz takhliq kar jaen hum

aa ki mar jaen hum