zindagi tere dam qadam se hai
zist ka lutf tere gham se hai

mujh ko firdaus ki zarurat kya
meri jannat to tere dam se hai [...]

ye meri iltija hai mukhlisana
khuda ke waste bakhsho hasino

mera husn-e-takallum tum pe sadqe
meri khamoshiyan mujh se na chhino [...]

dars-e-urdu zaban deta hun
ahl-e-iman pe jaan deta hun

main ajab hun imam urdu ka
but-kade mein azan deta hun [...]

bas ab aap tashrif le jaiye
jo guzregi mujh par guzar jaegi

tabiat ko hoga qalaq chand roz
thaharte thaharte thahar jaegi [...]

kisi ki phir mere dil par hukumat hoti jati hai
ilahi kaisi majburi ki surat hoti jati hai

maza dene lagi ai 'soz' ab be-tabi-e-dil bhi
tabiat mahram-e-raaz-e-mohabbat hoti jati hai [...]

kisi ki bewafai par wo akasr yaad aate hain
jo dekhe the meri aankhon ne manzar yaad aate hain

khalish ai 'soz' dil ki ab talak mere nahin jati
jo hathon mein the yaron ke wo patthar yaad aate hain [...]