kahan samjhe they hum tum ko
jub tak khud ko na they samjhe
her subah ek sitar le ke aati hai
is adhurepan per ungli uthati hai
kya yehi adhura vo armaan tha
kya itna hi us junun ka tufaan tha
kya do lafzon ki tishna khumari thi
kya ek shaam ki anmit beqarari thi
vo mulaqat tamam umr ki tayari thi
chehra perda raha her tabasum ka
dil shahid raha ujalon ke mosam ka
vo mehfuz hai ban ke noor baatin ka
vo mullah ashna hai saahil saakin ka
udasi se mehek milne lagi gulabon ki
jaise ashnaii ho maye se kharabon ki
ek buund ki tamanna bhala usko kya ho
jisne chaadar uthaali ho tere hijabon ki
koi benaam si uljhan hai
koi ansuni si hai bechaini
jahan bichda tha dil apna
bichad gaii thi zindgi apni
koi palkon pe tehra hai
koi paniyon may utra hai
kehne ko ujala sawera hai
ujalon may bhi andhera hai
bahanon say dil ye tuta hai
fasanon ka saath chuta hai
haqeeqat ne humko luta hai
khamoshi bas ek mukhota hai
kinaare sada apni jagah per hain
maujen khush apni fatah per hain
aur gardab bhi apni jafa per hain
bas doobne waaale sitah per hain
roz naya tamasha hai
roz naya hai pagalpan
roz wahi hai dil azaari
roz sadayen deta mun
roz mujhe behlata hai
roz uthata hai chilman
roz bike hai be-wiqat
roz sauda hai ye jeevan
roz nazar churayen ansu
roz barasta bihter sawan
roz paheli kyon lagta hai
roz wahi dhundla darpan
roz phir taaza hota ghum
roz sajti khayaali dulhan
roz sataati hai khamoshi
roz pukaare tujh ko mun
