\startsong
\stitle{zi.ndagii kaa dard lekar inqalaab aayaa to kyaa}
\lyrics{Shakeel Badayuni}
\singers{Begum Akhtar}
\printtitle
#indian

zi.ndagii kaa dard lekar inqalaab aayaa to kyaa
ek joshiidaa pe Gurbat me.n shabaab aayaa to kyaa

ab to aa.nkho.n par Gam-e-hastii ke parde pa.D gae
ab koii husn-e-mujassim be_naqaab aayaa to kyaa

%[mujassim = embodied, corporeal]

Kud chale aate to shaayad baat ban jaatii koii
baad tark-e-aashiqii Kat kaa javaab aayaa to kyaa

muddato.n bichha.De rahe phir bhii gale to mil liye
ham ko sharm aaii to kyaa un ko hijaab aayaa to kyaa

ek tajallii se munavvar kiijiye qatl-e-hayaat
har tajallii par dil-e-Kaanaa_Karaab aayaa to kyaa

matalaa-e-hastii kii saazish dekhate ham bhii 'Shakeel'
ham ko jab nii.nd aa gaii phir maahataab aayaa to kyaa

%[matalaa = horizon; maahataab = moon]

#endindian
\endsong