dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itanaa 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 majamaa-e-ushshaaq muntazir
maqtal kii raah milatii hai kuu-e-habiib se

[gaam = step; majamaa = 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]