lo tiswan sal bhi bit gaya
lo baal rupahli hone lage

lo kasa-e-chashm hua khali
lo dil mein nahin ab dard koi

ye tis baras kaise kate
ye tis baras kaise guzre

aasan sawal hai kitna ye!
malum hai mujh ko ye duniya

kis tarah wajud mein aai hai
kis tarah fana hogi ek din

malum hai mujh ko insan ne
kis tarah se ki takhliq-e-khuda

kis tarah buton ko paida kiya
malum hai mujh ko main kya hun

kis waste ab tak zinda hun
ek us ke jawab ka ilm nahin

ye tis baras kaise kate
han yaad hai itna mein ek din

toffee ke liye roya tha bahut
amman ne mujhe pita tha bahut

han yaad hai itna main ek din
titli ka taaqub karte hue

ek ped se ja takraya tha
han itna yaad hai main ek din

nindon ke dayar mein sapnon ki
pariyon se lipat kar soya tha

han itna yaad hai main ek din
ghar walon se apne lad-bhid ke

tod aaya tha sab rishte-nate
han itna yaad hai main ek din

jab bahut dukhi tha tanha tha
ek jism ki aag mein pighla tha

han ye bhi yaad hai main ek din
sach bol ke pachhtaya tha bahut

apne se bhi sharmaya tha bahut
han ye bhi yaad hai mujh ko ki main

jab bahut hi be-kal hota tha
ashaar bhi likkha karta tha

han ye bhi yaad hai mujh ko ki main
roti rozi ki tamanna mein

bada khwar hua is duniya mein
han aur bhi kuchh hai yaad mujhe

magar is ka jawab kahan ye sab
ye tis baras kaise guzre

ye tis baras kaise kate
ab is ke jawab se kya hoga

chalo utho ki subh hui dekho
chalo utho ki apna kaam karen

chalo utho ki shahr-e-tamanna mein
marham dhunden un zakhmon ka

jo dil ne abhi tak khae nahin
tabir karen un khwabon ki

jo aankhon ne dikhlae nahin
un lamhon ke hamraaz banen

jo zist mein apni aae nahin
chalo tiswan sal bhi bit gaya

chalo mai chalkaen jashn karen
chalo sar ko jhukaen sajde mein

is umr-e-faromaya ka safar
aadhe se ziyaada khatm hua