tere hone se
— Habib Jalib
Dil kee konpal haree tere hone se hai
Zindagee zindagee tere hone se hai
Kisht-zaaron men too kaar-khaanon men too
In zameenon men too aasmaanon men too
Sher men nasr men daastaanon men too
Shahr o sahraa men too aur chaTaanon men too
Husn-e-soorat-garee tere hone se hai
Zindagee zindagee tere hone se hai
Tujh se hai aafreenash numoo irtiqaa
Tujh se hain qaafile raaste rahnumaa
Too na hotee to kya tha chaman kya sabaa
Kaise kaTtaa safar dard kaa yaas kaa
Aas kee raushnee tere hone se hai
Zindagee zindagee tere hone se hai
Khauf o nafrat kee har had miTaane nikal
Aql-o-daanish kee sham.en jalaane nikal
Zer-daston kee himmat bandhaane nikal
Ham-khayaal aur apne banaane nikal
Ab kushaa be-kasee tere hone se hai
Zindagee zindagee tere hone se hai
Dil ki konpal hari tere hone se hai
Zindagi zindagi tere hone se hai
Kisht-zaron mein tu kar-KHanon mein tu
In zaminon mein tu aasmanon mein tu
Sher mein nasr mein dastanon mein tu
Shahr o sahra mein tu aur chaTanon mein tu
Husn-e-surat-gari tere hone se hai
Zindagi zindagi tere hone se hai
Tujh se hai aafrinash numu irtiqa
Tujh se hain qafile raste rahnuma
Tu na hoti to kya tha chaman kya saba
Kaise kaTta safar dard ka yas ka
Aas ki raushni tere hone se hai
Zindagi zindagi tere hone se hai
KHauf o nafrat ki har had miTane nikal
Aql-o-danish ki shamen jalane nikal
Zer-daston ki himmat bandhane nikal
Ham-KHayal aur apne banane nikal
Ab kusha be-kasi tere hone se hai
Zindagi zindagi tere hone se hai