kaho kaise jiye tum bin

judaai dil ko din mein tardpati hai,
veerha badan ko raat mein jalaati hai,

har hal mein tann-mann sulagta hai,
har pal dil ke armaan swaah hote hain,

kaho kaise jiye tum bin,
udas hum tum bin rehte hain,

aankhoon ko ek talaash rehti hai,
dhardkane tham-tham ke tumhara naam leti hai,

kandho pe khud ki laash liye hum chalte rehte hain,
bebas mohobbat mein dekho hum aahein bharte hain,

bekhudi mein dekho monika hum jalte rehte hain,
bekhauf gam-e-lashkar mein roz doobte rehte hain,

yun hi maut aa jayegi ek din ye vishwas karte hain,
aur naa jee sakenge tum bin ye aitbaar rakhte hain.