maut hai zindagi zindagi maut hai
har-nafas maut hai har ghaDi maut hai
main andheron mein kho jaun mumkin nahin
ek parwane ki raushni maut hai
is liye shad rahta hun har haal mein
mere dushman ko meri KHushi maut hai
koi talwar KHanjar na tir-o-tabar
hurmula ke liye ek hansi maut hai
KHamushi aaqilon ki hai KHubi magar
baz auqat par KHamushi maut hai
sabiron ke liye har taraf hai hayat
zalimon ke liye maut hi maut hai
ek kaDwi haqiqat kahen aur kahen
shahd se bhi siwa chashni maut hai
qaid-e-ghurbat se 'arif' nikal jaiye
hai KHabar aap ko muflisi maut hai
Ghazal
Maut hai zindagi zindagi maut hai
Syed Mohammad Askari Arif