Laa_ii hayaat aaye qazaa le chalii chale, 
na apanii Khushii aaye na apanii khushii chale ,

[qazaa=death] 

behatar to hai yahii ke na duniyaa se dil lage, 
par kyaa kare.n jo kaam na bedillagii chale, 

ho umr-e-Khizr bhii to kahe.nge ba_vaqt-e-marg, 
ham kyaa rahe yahaa.N abhii aaye abhii chale, 

[ba_vaqt-e-marg=at the time of death] 

duniyaa ne kis ka raah-e-fanaa me.n diyaa hai saath, 
tum bhii chale chalo yuu.N hii jab tak chalii chale 

[fanaa=cessation of life, end] 

naazaa.N na ho Khirad pe jo honaa hai vo hii ho, 
daanish terii na kuchh merii daanishvarii chale, 

[naazaa.N hona=to be proud; Khirad=intellect]
[daanish=intellect] 

kam ho.nge is bisaat pe ham jaise bad_qimaar, 
jo chaal ham chale vo nihaayat burii chale ,

jaa ki havaa-e-shauq me.n hai.n is chaman se 'Zauq', 
apanii balaa se baad-e-sabaa kahii.n chale .

[baad=wind]