umro.n ke is maamuure me.n hai ko_ii aisaa din bhii jo
ruuh me.n ubhare phaa.Nd ke suuraj ke saiyaal sama.ndar ko

itane kaam hai.n in mavvaaz safo.n me.n Khush Khush phirataa huu.N
lekin aaj agar kuchh apane baare me.n bhii sochaa to

ek safar ki hai sirf musaafat ek safar ki hai juzv-e-safar
jiine vaale yo.n bhii jiye hai.n ek umr aur zamaane do

ye a.njaanaa shahar aur paraaye log ai dil tum yahaa.N kahaa.N
aaj is bhii.D me.n itane dino.n ke baad mile ho kaise ho

duniyaa mu.Dii-tu.Dii sachchaa_ii sab sachche ko_ii to kabhii
is a.ndhere se nikale apane jhuuThe ruup ke darshan ko

aaKhir apane saath kabhii to ik be-mahar muravvat bhii
apane saare naam bhulaakar kabhii Khud apane gun to gino

kachchiinii.nd aur jism ne dhuup chakhii aur dil me.n phuul khile
ghaas kii sej pe mai.n huu.N tumhaare dhyaan me.n aane vaale dino

din kaT rahe hai.n kash-ma-kash-e-rozagaar me.n
dam ghuT rahaa hai saayaa-e-abr-e-bahaar me.n

aatii hai apane jism ke jalane kii buu mujhe
luTate hai.n nakahato.n ke sabuu jab bahaar me.n

[nakahat=fragrance]

guzaraa idhar se jab ko_ii jho.nkaa to chau.nk kar
dil ne kahaa ye aa gaye ham kis dayaar me.n

mai.n ik pal se ra.nj-e-furaavaa.N me.n kho gayaa
murjhaa gaye zamaane mere i.ntazaar me.n

[ra.nj-e-furaavaa.N=extreme sadness]

hai ku.nj-e-aafiyat tujhe paa kar pataa chalaa
kyaa hum-hume the gard-e-sar-e-rahaguzaar me.n

[ku.nj-e-aafiyat=place for rest]