bas reh gaye kuchh pal aur kuchh armaan
rehta hun main bheed mein bhi tanha
duniya meri mujhse hi hai
ye lafz mere kuchh ankahe se hai

duniya mujhse khafaa hai
yeh zindagi meri sazaa hai
koi na ho mujh jaisa
rabb se meri yahi dua hai

na hai koi dharm na koi mazhab
main na jaanu kya hai mere jeene ka maksad
hai mere kai naam, jaane mujhe duniya saari
peeyu toh sharaabi aur bhatku toh bhikari

jeeta hun maikhaane mein
yeh zindagi meri sharaab hai
mash-hoor iss zamaane mein
pee jaun toh duniya be-hisaab hai

dhoondti ha nigaahein na jaane yeh kisko
maangti hai sahara mere dil ke mehfil ko
na hai mera koi apna na hai koi paraya
iss be-imaan duniya ne mujhe hardam hai haraaya

behak jaata hun duniya ki baaton mein
kehte hai, rakhte hai mujhe panaaho mein
jeene ki himmat nahi na hai marne ka jazba
sochta hun jal jaunga ya reh jaunga main mar kar bhi tanha

-----kalyan chakravarthy a.