zindagi to nahi...

Is ranjh-o-gham mien jo kate, woh zindagi to nahi... 

Kate jo na lamhe tere intezar mein, woh zindagi to nahi... 

Hum to khud se the wabasta, jo rahe hum rah beshahar, woh zindagi to nahi... 

kya kuch kahen na kahne, rahe baumar beanwar woh zindagi to nahi... 

kahe woh baat jo baanaye na bane, 
mujhe kaho tum besabab, rahe yeh hi ada-o-andaz, woh zindagi to nahi…

yu khak hone ka koi shok to nahin, par urdake badalon tak na pahunchu to woh zindagi to nahin  

tujh pe koi ilzaam nahi bezaar hone ka. 

Aaye jo tere shehar, tu rahe bekhabar, woh yeh zindagi to nahi  

ashar baparwaz la umar tum badalon se mukamil 

jo meri aahat se bhi na ho khalish to woh zindagi to nahi...

teri neem-shuaon se chubhe na nastar 

tere teeron se ho na katal dil-e-hissar, woh zindagi to nahin...

Yeh jo nikale hai mere harfon mein aah-e-anjahani, 

abhi bhi na tu samjhe sukhanwar woh zindagi to nahi...

ruke jo nafson ki thap pe yeh dil, 
un dhadkano ki pasheman bhi na samjhe

woh zindagi to nahi...