Ye kaisi zindagi hai,
Bediyan bhi nhi per bandhan si hai,
Chaar diwaari na sahi, fir bhi qaid si hai,
Ye kaisi zindagi hai,
Khoya bhi nhi, per paane ki chaah si hai,
Khamosh galiyon me gunjati jaise awaaz si hai…
Hulchul logo ki nhi per seene me kaid un jazbaaton ki hai..
Hosh me kahan hai ye, zindagi to bas nashe si hai..
Kal ki parwah karti hai, aur beete kal me jeeti si hai,
Hosh kahan aj ka isko hai,
Ye kaise zindagi hai…
Kalpnao ke dam per bas chalti rehti si hai,
Sach se dur, ye to puri jhuthi si hai…
Mohh ki chadar odhe, ye to fir bhi dard sardi me thithurti si hai…
Toofano se darr kahan isko, ye to khud toofano ka bhanwar si hai..
Ye kaisi zindagi hai…
Ye kaisi zindagi hai…
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