Zindagi yun hui basar tanha
kaafila saath aur safar tanha

Apne saaye se chaunk jaate hain
Umar guzari hai is qadar tanha

Raat bhar bolte hain sannaate
Raat kaate koi kidhar tanha

Din guzarta nahi hai logon mein
Raat hoti nahi basar tanha

Humne darwaaze tak to dekha tha
Phir na jaane gaye kidhar tanha

aankhon mein jal rahaa hai kyuun bujhataa nahin dhuuan
uThataa to hai ghaTaa saa barasataa nahin dhuaan

chuulhaa nahin jalaaye yaa basti hi jal ga_ii
kuchh roz ho gaye hain ab uThataa nahin dhuaan

aankhon se ponchane se lagaa aanch kaa pataa
yuun cheharaa pher lene se chhupata nahin dhuaan

aankhon se aansuon ke maraasim puraane hain
mehamaan ye ghar men aayen to chubhataa nahin dhuaan