kya bachaun tujhe kya lutaun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi
khud pe odhun ki niche bichhaun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi

zarra zarra bikhar kar bhi aakhir tujhe khatm hona to hai
kyun na yak-dam hawa mein udaun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi

teri kheti pe mera guzara nahin bhuk mitti nahin
ji mein aata hai main bech khaun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi

khinchne ka jo wada kare sans ko wasl ke pul talak
qissa-e-tul-e-hijran sunaun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi

tujh se agli taraf maut ki wusat-e-be-karan maujzan
tu hai diwar si chal giraun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi

chaar din ki hai mehman mere pas tu mujh se rutha na kar
naz tere uthaun manaun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi

ain mumkin hai tu phail jae yunhi wusat-e-jism mein
rog ki tarah dil se lagaun tujhe mukhtasar zindagi