pech-dar-pech masail mein sada
zindagi ne mujhe uljhae rakha

aur main pet ke dozakh ke liye
roz-o-shab tang siyah raston par

le ke ummid ka chhota sa diya
kabhi is goshe kabhi us goshe

izzat-e-nafs-o-ana sath liye
bij mehnat ke sada boti rahi

bistar-e-aish ke sapne le kar
farsh-e-sangin pe sada soti rahi

apni hasti ko mita kar aksar
kar-e-dushwar ko aasan kiya

apne bachchon ke tayyush ke liye
ho ke begana-e-aram-o-sukun

har ghadi kaam faqat kaam kiya
aaj jab bachche jawan-sal hue

be-niyazana ye kah kar guzre
aaj tak aap ne jo kuchh bhi kiya

hum pe ehsan nahin hai ye na qarz
ye haqiqat mein hai man bap ka farz