zindagi ka imtehan kuch aisa laga mujhay 
har sawal aasan per mushkil laga mujhay 

uss dar ki talash main bhatka eik umer 
sehra main sarab sa dhoka laga mujhay 

meri aankhoon ki surkhiyan theen baykhuabi ki ghammaz 
meri aazmaish ka samar eik jaam-e-zehr laga mujhay 

uss nay kaha iss dar say wapas laut jao 
shehr bhi weerana sa sehra lagay mujhay 

ik umer guzri tu achanak ik khayal sa ayaa 
bay sabab guzri, zindagi nay mardala mujhay 

kisi nay theek hi kaha hai aay hamdam 
maut nay nahin , zindagi nay mara mujhay