Ek chehre pe aaj udasi dekhi hai maine,
Is bedard zamane ne liya hai uska bhi kai intehaa,
Jis soorat pe sirf khushiyan bhaya karti thi,
Us chehre ki muskaan mein bhi ab dard jhalakta hai...
Bahot najuk hai wo phir bhi khafa hai zindagi us se,
Roz ek naya intehaa leti rehti hai,
Kashmakash mein hai ye Zindagi!
Khush rehna tou chahte hain magar khushiyan raas nahi aati..
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