talKHi-e-zindagi are tauba

jo rah ahl-e-KHirad ke liye hai la-mahdud

wo shaKHs apni jagah hai muraqqa-e-tahzib

laDkhaDana bhi hai takmil-e-safar ki tamhid

urdu jise kahte hain tahzib ka chashma hai

koh sangin haqaeq tha jahan

naqab-e-shab mein chhup kar kis ki yaad aai samajhte hain

KHun-e-dil sarf kar raha hun rawish

urdu jise kahte hain tahzib ka chashma hai

butan-e-shahr ko ye etiraf ho ki na ho

koh sangin haqaeq tha jahan

dil gawara nahin karta hai shikast-e-ummid

zindagi mahw-e-KHud-arai thi

wo shaKHs apni jagah hai muraqqa-e-tahzib

zindagi mahw-e-KHud-arai thi