Iss jahan mein naa jaane kitne' gham hain,

Iss jahan mein naa jaane kitne' gham hain,
Aur hum apne' ghamon ko hi rote' hain.

Naa jaane' kis kis ko kya kya musibat hai,
Aur hum apne' musibaton ko hi rote' hain.

Rozana ki zindagi bhi kya kashmakash hain,
Yeh koi hamare' saathiyon se' toh pooche'.

Yeh jaankar bhi hum kitne' anjaan hain,
Shayad hum apne' aaraam ko hi rote' hain.

Kal ke' akhbaar mein humne' kisi par koi kayamat aate' padha (read),
Kuch pal toh humara bhi dil dukh se' bhar gaya.

Magar aaj hum uss kayamat se' anjaan ho gaye',
Khuda ke' anjaan duaein (blessings) paakar bhi,
Hum naa jaane' kitne' anjaan duaon ko taraste' hain.

Shayad kal ke' akhbaar mein,
Naa jaane' kitne' kayamaton ka zikr ho.

Shayad pal bhar ke' liye hamare' mann mein bhi,
Unn tamam badnaseebon ka fikr ho.

Magar phir bhi,
Hum apne' hi gham ko rote' hain,
Kyonke' Khuda ke' anjaan duaein paakar bhi,
Hum naa jaane kitne' anjaan duaon ko taraste' hain.