koi ye kaise bataaye

ke, wo tanahaa kyon hai

wo jo apanaa thaa wahee,

aur kisee kaa kyon hai

yahee duniyaan hai to fir,

ayesee ye duniyaan kyon hai

yahee hotaa hai to aakhir,

yahee hotaa kyon hai?

ik zara haath badhaa

de to, pakad le daaman

uske seene mein samaa

jaaye, humaaree dhadkan

itni kurbat hain to phir,

faaslaa itnaa kyon hai?

dil e barabaad se niklaa

naheen, ab tak koee

ik loote ghar pe diyaa

karataa hai, dastak koee

aas jo toot gayee;phir

se; bandhaataa kyon hai?

tum masarrat kaa kaho

yaa, ise gam kaa rishtaa

kahate hain, pyaar kaa rishtaa

hain janam kaa rishtaa

hai janam kaa jo ye rishtaa

to, badalataa kyon hai?