meri daastan kisi ne suni nahi

mujhe zindagi se gilaa raha, 

meri zindagi se bani nahi,
main khada hoon aise makam par,
jahan hasraton ki kami nahi.

main jalaa bhi hoon,

main bujha bhi hoon,
main sazaa bhi hoon,

main kata bhi hoon,

mujhe dekh kar hasse hain log,

meri zindagi mein hassi nahi,
kabhi iss gali, kabhi uss gali,

kabhi iss nagar, kabhi uss nagar,

main bhatak raha hoon dar-b-dar,

mere dard-o-dil mein kami nahi,
hai be-khabar, mera humsafar, 

main bhatak gaya, usse kya khabar.

na pohanchi ho meri sada,

yahan aise to koi gali nahi,
haalaat kuch iss kadar phir gaye,

hum apni hi nazar mein gir gaye,
kahi sabne apni hi daastan,

meri daastan to kisi ne suni nahi.