udasi ghar mein rakkhi kuchh khushi chehre pe mal aae
hamein logon mein aana tha so hum chehra badal aae

zaruri tha zamane se marasim ka bharam rakhna
so thodi der hum bhi rang mein duniya ke dhal aae

tamanna jis ki bar aae wo qismat kab hamari thi
umidon ke shajar ko kyon hamare koi phal aae

yahi ek rah baqi thi ana ki pasdari ki
zarurat ke the jitne sanp sab ke phan kuchal aae

hamein bhi tishnagi ka tajraba hona zaruri tha
so tapti dhup mein sahra ki kuchh din hum bhi jal aae

wahi be-rang diwaren wahi be-nur darwaza
kahan tak dekhte rahte so hum ghar se nikal aae

hamein bhi ab kahan is zindagi se aas hai baqi
qaza aana hi jab thahri to aaj aae ki kal aae