Zindagi lamha ba lamha kharch wo karte rahe
Kuchh naya jeene ki dhun men umr bhar marte rahe
Bas faqat jeete rahe, jeene ka maqsad bhool kar
Hosh jab aaya to jane be sabab tha ye safar
Jab chale the hamsafar muththi men kuchh khushiyan bhi thin
Raaste ki uljhanon men wo bhi unse gir gayin
Jaane kis manzil ke peechhe betahasha(bina soche)chal diye
Ye bhi na socha bhala, ye bekhudi kiske liye
Wo bahut masroof the, mashhoor the, maghroor the,
Par khushi ke des jaati har dagar se door the
Khoob se bas khoobtar(best) ki daud men bhaga kiye
Sath men jo log the, raste men wo bhi chhut gaye
Thak ke jab peechhe mude to, door tak koi na tha
Saamne manzil na thi, peechhe na koi raasta
Apne kadmon ke nishan, palte to dhoondhe na mile
Itne aage aa gaye the, kho ke saare raste
Jab ye socha unko is jaddo-jahad(mehnat)se kya mila
Ye to tab jaane ki unse waqt sab zaaya(waste) hua
Saath thi bas bekasi-o-bebasi, bechargi
Har taraf phaili hui, tanhaiyon ki teergi (andhere)
Hai 'hina' is daur men sab ki kahani bas yahi
Waqt ki raftaar men khone lagi hai zindagi