yek akelaa is shahar mein, raat mein aaur dopahar mein
aabodaanaa dhoondhataa hai, aashiyaanaa dhoondhataa hai

din khaalee khaalee bartan hai, aaur raat hain jaise andhaa kuwaan
in sunee andheree aakhon mein, aasoo kee jagah aataa hain dhuaan
jeene kee wajah to koee nahee, marane kaa bahaanaa dhoondhataa hai

in umar se lanbee sadakon ko, manjil pe pahuchate dekhaa nahee
bas daudatee, firatee rahatee hai, hum ne to thhaharate dekhaa nahee
is ajanabee se shahar mein, jaanaa pahachaanaa dhoondhataa hai