mujh se meri hayat ruuth gai
tum nahin kaenat ruuth gai
vo badi mushkilon se aai thi
tum na aae to raat ruuth gai
maut ko maut aa gai shayad
ya hamari najat ruuth gai
zindagi gham ka saath de na saki
dafatan be-sabat ruuth gai
‘soz’ ishrat men saath thi duniya
par dam-e-mushkilat ruuth gai