zindaa hun is tarah ki gam-e-zindagi nahi
jalataa huaa diyaa hun magar roshani nahi
zindaa hun

do muddate hui hai kisise judaa hue
lekin ye dil ki aag abhi tak bujhi nahi
zindaa hun

aane ko aa chukaa thaa kinaaraa bhi samane
khud usake paas meri hi nayyaa gai nahi
zindaa hun

hotho ke paas aae hansi, kyaa mazaal hai
dil kaa muaamalaa hai koi dillagi nahi
zindaa hun

ye chaand ye havaa ye fizaa, sab hai
jo tu nahi to inase bhi koi dilakashi nahi
zindaa hun

I live, though life's sorrow does not touch,
A burning lamp, yet giving no much light.
I live.

Ages have passed since parting's bitter touch,
But still, this heart's fire burns into the night.
I live.

The shore, it seemed, was drawing ever near,
Yet my own vessel reached it not in sight.
I live.

A smile dares not to grace these lips, I fear,
This heart's affair is not a frivolous flight.
I live.

The moon, the breeze, the air – they all appear
As naught, for without you, they hold no delight.
I live.