Paiband lagi ek zindagi

Khushbu ki diwaro ke piche

kuch sade ghosht ke tukre hai

murda lashe, zinda lashe

kuch khali khali dibbe hai

ik shakh hai rajnigandha to

ik dali pe chamgadar hai

ye bhi sach hai, wo bhi sach hai

jane tera ya mera hai...

Main ankho ko band kr lu kya?

Dar ke saye se darti hu

jalte taro ke pichhe chup ke

geet sajaya krti hu

par bojh meri awaz pe kuch hai...

dabi dabi reh jati hai.

un roshni wali subho me

soyi soyi reh jati hai.

Main bhi shayad rajnigandha hu

subah tak kho jati hu

Main kya taro ki chhaya hu

suraj aate chhup jati hu

Is resham se andhere me

ik band se kamre me simti

roshandan se chhalk giri

bhatki hui si ek kiran

kehne ka ujala, naam ka din

do chutki se bhi thodi dhoop

udhedti sapno ke chadar

main siti rehti hu aksar

thoda sa taant hai aaj ka

thode resham ke dhage hai

jodti hu lamhe, phir sajati hu

paiband lagi ek zindagi...