Zindagi intezaar jaisi hai,
door tak rahgujar jaisi hai,

chand bechehra aahto ke siwa,
saari basti majar jaisi hai,

raaste chal rahe hain sadiyon se,
koi manjil dhool jaisi hai,

koi tanhai abnahi tanha,
har khamoshi jaisi hai,

zindagi roj ka hisab kitab,
kimati shay udhar jaisi hai…