Yeh mehlon, yeh takhton, yeh taajon ki duniya

Yeh insaan ke dushman samaajon ke duniya

Yeh daulat ke bhookhen riwajon ke duniya

Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaayen tho kya hai?

Har ek jism hai ghayal, hare ek rooh pyaasi

Nigahon me uljhan, dilon me udaasi

Yeh duniya hai ya aalam-e-badhawaasi

Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye tho kya hai?

Jahan ek khilona hai insaan ke hasti

Yeh basti hai murda paraston ki basti

Yahan par tho jeevan se hai maut sasti

Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye tho kya hai?

Jawani bhatakti hai badkaar bankar

Jawan jism sajte hai bazaar bankar

Yahan pyar hota hai vyapar bankar

Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye tho kya hai?

Yeh duniya jahaan aadmi kuch nahi hai

Wafa kuch nahi, dosti kuch nahi hai

Yahan pyar ki qadr kuch nahi hai

Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye tho kya hai?

Jalado ise phoonk daalo yeh duniya

Mere saamne se hatado ye duniya

Ye tumhari hai tum hi sambhalo yeh duniya

Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye tho kya hai?

                                               -Sahir Ludhianvi