Dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itnaa qariib se,
chehare tamaam lagane lage hai.n ajiib se,

is re.ngatii hayaat kaa kab tak uThaaye.n baar,
biimaar ab ulajhane lage hai.n tabiib se,

[re.ngatii = crawling; baar = weight; tabiib = healers]

har gaam par hai majmaa-e-ushshaaq muntazir,
maqtal kii raah milatii hai kuu-e-habiib se,

[gaam = step; majmaa = crowd; ushshaaq = lovers (plural of aashiq)]
[maqtal = place where peopel are executed; kuu-e-habiib = friend’s street]

is tarah zindagii ne diyaa hai hamaaraa saath,
jaise ko_ii nibaah rahaa ho raqiib se,

[raqiib = rival]

ai ruuh-e-asar jaag kahaa.N so rahii hai tuu,
aavaaz de rahe hai.n payambar saliib se,

[saliib = cross]