'mir' amdan bhi koi marta hai
jaan hai to jahan hai pyare

ek baras aur kat gaya 'shaariq'
rose sanson ki jang ladte hue

sab ko apne khilaf karte hue
yar ko bhulne se darte hue [...]

ye zulf agar khul ke bikhar jae to achchha
is raat ki taqdir sanwar jae to achchha

jis tarah se thodi si tere sath kati hai
baqi bhi usi tarah guzar jae to achchha [...]

rasta bhi kathin dhup mein shiddat bhi bahut thi
sae se magar us ko mohabbat bhi bahut thi

kheme na koi mere musafir ke jalae
zakhmi tha bahut panw masafat bhi bahut thi [...]

zindagi se darte ho!
zindagi to tum bhi ho zindagi to hum bhi hain!

zindagi se darte ho?
aadmi se darte ho? [...]

tanha tanha dukh jhelenge mahfil mahfil gaenge
jab tak aansu pas rahenge tab tak git sunaenge

tum jo socho wo tum jaano hum to apni kahte hain
der na karna ghar aane mein warna ghar kho jaenge [...]