zindagi ki daraaz palkon par

marmarin marqadon pe waqt-e-sahr

dil ki hasti bikhar gai hoti

naKHuda kis liye pareshan hai

maut ka sard hath bhi saqi

zindagi ek fareb-e-paiham hai

chalte chalte tamam raston se

mah-o-anjum ke sard honTon par

ab bhi sazon ke tar hilte hain

tirgi ke ghane hijabon mein

par laga kar uDega nam tera

zindagi hai ki ek hasin saza

ye wo faza hai jahan farq-e-subh-o-sham nahin

sahil pe ek thake hue jogi ki bansri

jinko mallah chhoD jate hain