Mann aaj kuch mayoos sa hai,
Halaat hi kuch aise' hain.
Koi rozgari dhoondte' hue' mujhse' maddat maang raha hai,
Magar hum bhi majboor hain.
Ek aziz iss jahan ko alvida keh gaya,
Uss ghum (sadness) mein hum ab tak doobe' hain.
Kuch azizon ko covid ho gaye' hain,
Aur ab kai dinon ke' liye' apne' apne' gharon mein hi band hain.
Aaj magar kisi aziz ne' jashn pe' bulaya hai,
Mauka-e-shaadi ka hai,
Mann nahi maan raha magar dil kehta hai "chale' chalo",
Ab hum duniya daari ke' saamne' majboor hain.
Achche' libaas pehan kar hum chal padeinge',
Kisi ko kya khabar hogi ke' hum kinn fikaron mein doobe' hain.
Wahan apne' dard ko dil ke' kisi kone' mein chupa kar,
Chehre' par naqli muskaan layeinge',
Jaam ka pyala liye',
Logon se' kuch gufta gu karne' ki koshish kareinge',
Shayad yahi jeene' ke' andaaz hain.
