suubat-e-jaan qaran qaran hai
zakat-e-mohlat hai lamha lamha

wo ungliyan ab thaki hui hain
jinhon ne

barg-e-khazan-zada ki hatheliyon par
badan ki pahli sada likhi thi

lahu ki pahli dua likhi thi
jinhon ne aiman ki wadiyon mein

hajar hajar par
tamam makhluq-e-arz ke nam

zindagi ke itab likkhe
sadaqaton ke nisab likkhe

wo hont bhi
ab lahu lahu hain

jinhon ne pusht-e-safar pe mohar-e-fana ko chuma
jinhon ne sahra mein sham aai

to os ke bund bund girne ki
aarzu ke salam phere

jinhon ne har subh
untni ke thanon se bahti kiran kiran par

yatim bachchon ko palne ka sawab manga
khuda se apni musibaton ka hisab manga

wo sari aankhen
ghurub-e-manzar ke daldalon mein dhansi hui hain

jinhon ne sahra mein
chashma-e-subh-e-sandlin par

wo log dekhe
jo halqa halqa inad mein the

giroh-e-ahl-e-fasad mein the
jinhon ne sarsabz shakh-saron ke sae sae

guzarti nahron ke khwab dekhe
safar safar bas sarab dekhe

suubat-e-jaan qaran qaran hai
zakat-e-mohlat hai lamha lamha