ban naa saka main ek parinda

yeh kaisi zindagi hai, 

ruth si gayi mujhse, meri zindagi hai.
dukhi jeewan ki vyatha yahi,

kya kahun jo ab tak nahi kahi.

jis par kya viswas,

ussi ne vishwasghat diya.
jis par nyochawar kiya pyar,

usne bar-bar aaghat kiya.

ab to yahi sochta hoon ki,

na hum unki zindagi mein aate,
aur na hi ho pati yeh sab baatein.

kutton se bhi bad-ttr aaj insaan ho gaya hai,
pata nahi kahan brahma ki
kalpanao ka insaan kho gaya hai.

yeh duniya hi ban chuki ek darinda hai,
jisme insaniyat naam ka kuch nahi zinda hai.

mera dil ab tut chuka hai,
iss jeevan se bilkul ruth chuka hai.

har rishtey nate ab mujhse chut chuke hain,
jo kuch bhi tha mere paas,
woh to yeh duniya wale kab ke loot chuke hain.

mujhe to lagta hai ki
mujhse ahcha to woh parinda hai,
jo logon ke hathon mara jata hai,
kam-se-kam iss be-dard duniya se
mukti to pata hai.

ab jeevan mein koi iicha nahi,

kya pata kuch dino baad,
meri lash pardi mile yahin kahin.

ban na chahta tha main unmukt panchi,
par mil gayi mujhe manusya ki yoni,

ban naa saka main ek parinda,
aur yahin par ho gayi sabse bardi anhoni