Jo daagh dil paiy lagay un ko mita kar jeetay Kaisay hum un ki jafaon ko bhola kar jeetay Baat karnay k leye kis ka waseela chahtay Ya to pathar ka koi bott hai bana kar jeetay Na andhaira na swaira na kiran ki koi umeed Aisi halat main kahan khud ko jaga kar jeetay Jaanay wala koi sobha ka bhoola na tha Warna darwazaiy paiy shama jala kar jeetay Rung pheekay thay chaman main bhi gulon k warna Aashiyaan shaakh-e-gulistan paiy bana kar jeetay Na koi hud haiy ulfat mai azaadari ki.. Na hi laazim tha k hum ansoo baha kar jeetay Zindagi bhi to badalti hai thikaanay shaukat Warna momkin tha galay isko laga kar jeetay poetry shaukat ali khan