maut ki pur-sukut basti ko
de ke ek zindagi ka nazrana

log apne gharon ko laute hain
sab ke chehre hain fart-e-gham se nidhaal

sab ki aanhken chhalak gai hain aaj
phir bhi sarhad mein shahr ki aa kar

hanste bachchon ko khelta pa kar
dekh kar zindagi ke hangame

aisa mahsus kar rahe hain sab
jaise afsurdagi ke sahra se

koi aawaz de ke kahta ho
maut ke intizar mein jina

maut se bhi badi aziyyat hai
zindagi lakh aarzi ho magar

zindagi jagti haqiqat hai