keemati zindagi kyun aise ganwai humne

har jagah se teri pehchan hatai humne,
besabab ghar ki har ek cheez sajai humne.

jaan le leti teri yaad yakinan ek din,
yun bhula ke tujhe yeh jaan bachai humne .

humne ki thi kabhi jinki salamati ki dua,
umra bhar unke liye di hai duhai humne .

jis taraf se bhi hua sikwa apni nazron se,
phir kabhi us taraf na aankh uthai humne.

bas burai hi mili hai uske aur se,
jiske bhi saath agar ki hai bhalai humne.

teri firak mein kyu bhatke yeh ab sochte hain,
keemati zindagi kyun aise ganwai humne.

bekarari mein jo likhe the kabhi tere liye,
unhi kahton ko aaj aag lagai humne.

jo bhi milta hai yahan bade hi nasibon se,
jisko bhi chaha wahi cheez na pai humne.