aur kyā āḳhir tujhe ai zindagānī chāhiye
aarzū kal aag kī thī aaj paanī chāhiye
ye kahāñ kī riit hai jaage koī so.e koī
raat sab kī hai to sab ko niiñd aanī chāhiye
is ko hañsne ke liye to us ko rone ke liye
vaqt kī jholī se sab ko ik kahānī chāhiye
kyuuñ zarūrī hai kisī ke pīchhe pīchhe ham chaleñ
jab safar apnā hai to apnī ravānī chāhiye
kaun pahchānegā 'dānish' ab tujhe kirdār se
be-muravvat vaqt ko taaza nishānī chāhiye