sab mastiyon mein phenko na patthar idhar udhar
shayad kisi ki yaad ka mausam phir aa gaya
be-daron ki duniya kabhi luTti nahin dauran
kuchh dard ke mare hain kuchh naz ke hain pale
ye zist ki hai phul si miT jae bala se
un makanon mein bhi insan hi rahte honge
wo lahu pi kar baDe andaz se kahta hai ye
aisa na ho ye raat koi hashr uTha de
paiwand ki tarah nazar aata hai bad-numa
bahti nahin hai mard ki aaankhon se ju-e-ashk
hum shaer-e-hayat hain hum shaer-e-hayat!
ye sehn-e-gulistan nahin maqtal hai rafiqo!
