dam-ba-khud gulshanon ki raanai
kaisi khoi hui bahar aai
tum ko sauda-e-mahfil-arai
aur hamen justuju-e-tanhai
rahaten tum ko ranj ham ko aziiz
apni apni nazar ki gahrai
kitni begangi se dekhte ho
jab gham-e-zindagi ki baat aai
zakhm-dar-zakhm hai hayat ‘fana’
kaise kar paoge masihai