Main toh akhir ek insaan

Zindagi mein liye gaye woh anginat faisley,

toh the apne hi.. Par, usme kuch tumhara bhi haath raha;

kasurwar kisi ko thehraya na jaye

parez hain kyunki un khushiyon ke palon ka, mujhe yeh ilm raha.

Beganey se aajkal kuch yun chale,

Dhoondti nazar, phir bhi sawar rahi; par, phir bhi bhatak raha?

Irada, nasihaton ki tauheen karna na tha

par, apne mann ki sunne ko, kuch tumhara bhi asar raha;

Yaad kar, aaj kuch yun muskuratey hain

Bewakufi thi ya bachpana, soch kuch mushkil sa lag raha:

Kismat, sangat, ya kahe waqt ka taqaza

Aaj mukam, kuch yun natijey pe gaur farma raha!

Zubaan pe lavz aate nahi zarurat ki

Itna samajhne ki koshish, kaash tumhara bhi raha hota

Par, dusre hi pal sochu.. Zindagi hain yeh, na kisi ka bas chale, na zor,

Jo na socha woh hua mukammal, aur mannatein gaye bekar!

Yun toh, na main banjaran aur na bani akifa ya abidah

galatiyon se seekh leti, girte, sambhalte – main toh akhir ek insaan.