EddaN hi tureya jaave eh salaaN da karva.N
jindagi da ek varaH hor jee leya dekh maiN tere bina
bahuta kujh nahiN badleya
chotti chotti gall te vi kai vaar thiddkeya, diggeya pher sambhleya
tere dilaseyaN di thoddH rahi
tera kamla beshumar bejaaN vastaN nu paunda reha, jashaN manaunda
par nikke nikke haseyaN di lode rahi
ghereya hi rehaN haaN maiN har damm
naveN chehreaN de naal, do bol kar sakaN sanjhe
atma de es paar toN us par takk
taithoN siva koi vi nahiN
chahe khud aa ke dhekh lai,
shayad tainu samjh aa jave ke
eh bheedH ki boldi rahi
jindagi ek siddhi sapaat sadaaK
te maiN chalda hi geya
kujh pal da aaram te sakooN de sakke
aisse ek moddh nu jind meri toldi rahi
kujh immartaaN ne mere kol
es kadar ucchiaN ke mera damm ghutdaa
vehdde ch daek di chaaN
tere hatthaN naal sajaae sadde jehe do kamre
ohnu aapna ghar keh sakaN
baddi purani reejh jo poori na hoyi
par dil mere vich sehkadi rahi
sacch kehnda haaN 'chani', bahuta kujh vi nahiN badleya
kujh es taran di rahi hai jindagi ke
jeonN joga ek pall jo milda hi nahiN
te uttoN maut vi marjaani lukaN meeti khed di rahi…
jindagi da ek varaH hor jee leya dekh maiN tere bina
bahuta kujh nahiN badleya
chotti chotti gall te vi kai vaar thiddkeya, diggeya pher sambhleya
tere dilaseyaN di thoddH rahi
tera kamla beshumar bejaaN vastaN nu paunda reha, jashaN manaunda
par nikke nikke haseyaN di lode rahi
ghereya hi rehaN haaN maiN har damm
naveN chehreaN de naal, do bol kar sakaN sanjhe
atma de es paar toN us par takk
taithoN siva koi vi nahiN
chahe khud aa ke dhekh lai,
shayad tainu samjh aa jave ke
eh bheedH ki boldi rahi
jindagi ek siddhi sapaat sadaaK
te maiN chalda hi geya
kujh pal da aaram te sakooN de sakke
aisse ek moddh nu jind meri toldi rahi
kujh immartaaN ne mere kol
es kadar ucchiaN ke mera damm ghutdaa
vehdde ch daek di chaaN
tere hatthaN naal sajaae sadde jehe do kamre
ohnu aapna ghar keh sakaN
baddi purani reejh jo poori na hoyi
par dil mere vich sehkadi rahi
sacch kehnda haaN 'chani', bahuta kujh vi nahiN badleya
kujh es taran di rahi hai jindagi ke
jeonN joga ek pall jo milda hi nahiN
te uttoN maut vi marjaani lukaN meeti khed di rahi…