zindagī ko mo'atabar bhī kījiye
ġham ko merā ham-safar bhī kījiye
justujū hai achchhe din kī har taraf
ḳhuub se ab ḳhūb-tar bhī kījiye
hosh vaalo mai-kashī kaisī rahī
be-ḳhabar ko bā-ḳhabar bhī kījiye
de rahā huuñ vāsta terā karam
mere maulā darguzar bhī kījiye
zindagī ne ḳhuub 'ahsan' kar diyā
qissa-e-ġham muḳhtasar bhī kījiye