ik nazar dekh le tū udhar zindagī
kaise hotī hai tujh bin basar zindagī
ik sadī kī tarah umr guzrī mirī
zindagī thī magar muḳhtasar zindagī
haath se haath chhūTā hai jab se tirā
DhūñDhtā huuñ tujhe dar-ba-dar zindagī
ruuh se dil se rishta rahā hī nahīñ
log jiite rahe jism-bhar zindagī
saañs bojhal huī jism bhī thak gayā
maut bolī ki chal mere ghar zindagī
maut ne ik mukammal Thikānā diyā
ab na aanā udhar se idhar zindagī
jo kahīñ bhī Thahar jaa.e so aur hai
ai shajar hai musalsal safar zindagī