Teen pehar to beet gaye -- Three quarters have passed

Teen pehar to beet gaye bas ek pehar hee baaki hai 

Jeevan haathon say phisal gaya bas khaali mutthi baaki hai 

Jag say ham nay kya paaya yah lekha jokha bahut kiya 

Is jag nay ham say kya paaya hai ab ye gintee baaki hai 

Is bhaag-daud kee duniya mein ham ko ik pal ka hosh nahin 

Vaisay to jeevan sukhmay hai par phir bhi kyon santosh nahin 

Sab kuchh paaya jeevan mein ichhayen phir bhi baaki hain 

Kya yoon hee jeevan beetega, kya saansen yoon hee khatm hongi 

Kya sadaa hee duhkh aur peeda mein ye aankhen yoon hee nam hongi 

Man mein chhupay huye in prashno ke uttar bhi baaki hain

Meri daulat meri shohrat, meri khushiyaan, meray sapnay  

Mera ghar aur meri duniya - meray bachay, meray apnay 

Main meri kay bhram jaal say chhutnaa bhi abhi baaki hai 

Teen pehar to beet gaye bas ek pehar hee baaki hai 

Jeevan haathon say phisal gaya bas khaali mutthi baaki hai

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English translation:

Three quarters have passed; only one quarter is left.

Life has slipped through the hands — only the empty fist is left.

What we gained from the world 

The account of gains from the world has always been kept. 

But what this world gained from me — that count is still pending.

In this relentless race of the world, never have a still moment with awareness

Though life is filled with comforts, why is there no contentment?

Life has provided everything needed, and yet desires remain unfulfilled.

Will life just drift away like this? Will breath just fade and cease like this?
Will tears forever fill these eyes, with sorrow and no peace?

These questions buried in the heart are still left unanswered.

My wealth, my fame, my joys, my dreams,

My home and my world — my children, my loved ones —

Breaking free from this web of “I & mine” is still pending.

Three quarters have passed; only one quarter is left.

Life has slipped through the hands — what is left is only the empty fist.