Badalte Pahlu

kitni dilkash hoti hain KHush-fahmiyan

KHatm hone se pahle

baDe rangin hote hain KHwab

bikharne se pahle

bahut hasin hote hain phul

murjhane se pahle

behad KHub-surat hoti hai mohabbat

bewafai se pahle

har aaghaz pahunchta hai anjam ko

milan ka pichha karti hai judai

din ke pahlu mein rahti hai raat

aur zindagi ka daman thame

saya si chalti hai maut

zindagi ke utar-chaDhao

dil par chhoD jate hain naqsh

agar insan ka bas chalta

kya wo KHushi ke pal hi nahin chunta