Laa'yi hai kis maqaam pe yeh zindagi mujhe
Mahsoos ho rahi hai khud apni kami mujhe

Dekho tum aaj mujh ko bujhate to ho magar
Kal dhoondhti phire gi bahut roshni mujhe

Tai kar raha hun mein abhi raahein saleeb ki
Aawaaz aye hayaath na dene abhi mujhe

Sukhe shajar ko phenkh dun kaise nikaal kar
Deta raha hai, saaya shajar jo kabhi mujhe

Kyun kar rahi hai mujh se sawalaat zindagi
Kehdo jawaab ki nahin fursat abhi mujhe

Kya chahta tha waqt likhna na poochiye
Hurmat qalam ki apni bachani padi mujhe

dildariyan bhi rah gayin parde mein aye 'Ali'
Lahjha badal badal ke sadaa di gayein mujhe.

Dr.Ali Ahmed Jaleeli.