zindagi jab azab hoti hai

tera nizam hai sil de zaban-e-shaer ko

tumhaare paon ke niche koi zamin nahin

sirf hangama khaDa karna mera maqsad nahin

maslahat-amez hote hain siyasat ke qadam

ye log homo-hawan mein yaqin rakhte hain

wo aadmi nahin hai mukammal bayan hai

yahan tak aate aate sukh jati hai kai nadiyan

lahu-luhan nazaron ka zikr aaya to

ab to is talab ka pani badal do

kahan to tai tha charaghan har ek ghar ke liye

nazar-nawaz nazara badal na jae kahin

na ho qamiz to panw se peT Dhak lenge

ho gai hai pir parwat si pighalni chahiye

mere sine mein nahin to tere sine mein sahi