Lamba hai raasta, koi aant nahi iska;

Mushafir hu zindagi ka, chale ja raha hu

Dhup hai, chaaw hai, to kahi barish ke mooti bhi hai;

Nafaraat aur mohabbat ke beech doole ja raha hu

Kuch dafaan hai neeche iske, kuch zinda hai iske upar;

En sabke beech apna mukaam dhunde ja raha hu

Khookhale peedh hai jaise intzaar mein kisi ke;

Ghar ko main bhi apne khuje ja raha hu

Paatiya surkh huye dhup se hai ya murjha gayi hai;

Dekhane khada intzaar mein jaale ja raha hu

Mil paunga kya kabhi main apne aap se "jatraza"

Puchata khuda se yahi main subah-shaam hu