aab thakk gaya hai raaj

zindagi ki kitab haath mein zindagi ko pardne lage,
jee rahe the phir se iss zindagi ke panno ko ultate huye,

har ek panne pe dafan thi purani purani kahaniya,
har ek lafz ro raha tha gum ka afsana sunate huye,

kuch dard kuch zakhm, kuch apno ke kuch gairo ke,
phir se mehesoos kiye woh sab, kuch ashkon ko bahate huye,

kuch paya hi nahi humne, zindagi se bas khoya hi hai,
phir bhi har raha pe, chalte rahe hum muskurate huye,

aab thakk gaya hai raaj, aab aur nahi chala jata,
vida karo hume dosto, abb aur nahi jeeya jata.