zindagi ki har cheez lagti hai dekhi-dekhi

phaake mein din gujaare, rahisi bhi dekhi,
mehfilein jamayi, tanhaiyan bhi dekhi.

kuch iss kadar badhi, waki-fiyat hamari,
ki zindagi ki har cheez, lagti hai dekhi-dekhi.

dekh kar kisi ko undekha sa karna,
waqt ke sath-sath nazar badalte dekhi.

jee na sakunga tum bin, hazzaron dafa kaha tha,
jane ke baad unke,  jeene ki chaah bhi dekhi.

tere bina hans paunga, yeh socha bhi nahi tha,
jillat se hans ke maine, sochein badalte dekhi.

kuch iss kadar badi waki-fiyat hamari,
ke zindagi ki har cheez, lagti hai dekhi-dekhi.