Jab bhi ik shaam yaad ati hai,
Jese duniya theher si jati hai,
Ik taraf dil hain, Ik taraf duniya,
Aur yeh scene kayenaati hai,
Yu'n bhi hota hai sher, baaz aukat,
Jese bijli si koond jati hai,
Maut se ham'kalaam hone ke,
Zindagi raste dikhati hai,
Haar hoti hai aarzi, us ko,
Be-dili mustakil banati hai,
Haadsey aik pal nahin rukte
Zindagi hai ke chalti jati hai,
Us ke dam se hain ronaq'en sari,
Yeh jo dunya ki be-sabaati hai,
Baat koi samajh nahin ati,
Baat itni samajh mein ati hai..
Sitaron ko badalna chahate hain
Tare ham rah chalna chahte hain
Bohat barhaq sahe, paste hamare
Magar ab ham sanbhalna chahte hain
Sehar jase bhe ho, pher bhe sehar he
Shab-e-gum se nikalna chahte hain
Chaton se barf rokhsat ho rahe he
Ye mosam ab badalna chahte hain
Mehakte shokh jazbon ke tarha ham
Tare dill men machalna chahte hain
Nahe rokte same ke teez andhe
Deye to kab se jalna chahte hain
Kya kya hamare khawb they, jane kahan pe kho gaye,
Tum bhi kisi ke sath ho, Hum bhi kisi ke ho gaye,
Jane woh kyon they, Kaun they? aaye they kis liye yahan,
Woh jo fashaar-e-waqt mein, Bojh sa aik ddho gaye,
Us ki nazar ne yoon kiya gard-e-malal-e-jaan ko saaf,
Abar baras ke jis tarah, Saarey chaman ko dho gaye,
Katne se aur barhti hai uthey huye sarun ki fassal,
Apne lahu se ahl-e-dil, Beej yeh kese bo gaye,
Jin ke bagher ik pal, Jeena bhi muhaal tha,
Shaklain bhi un ki bujh gayin, Naam bi un ke kho gaye,
Ankhon mein bhar ke rut jage, Raston ko de ke duriyan,
Amjad woh apne hamsafar, Kese mazey se so gaye...