Zindagi yuuN hui basar tanha
Qafila sath aur safar tanha…
Apney saaey se chaunk jatey heiN
Umr guzari hai is qadar tanha…
Raat bhar boltey heiN sannatey
Raat kaatey koi kidhar tanha…
Din guzar ta nahiN hai logo meiN
Raat hoti nahi basar tanha…
Humney darwazey tak to dekha tha
Phir na jaaney kidhar gaye tanha…
-Gulzar