ye sach hai rang badalata tha vo har ik lamha
magar vahee to bahut kaamayaab chehara tha
mera karb miree tanhaee kee zeenat
main cheharon ke jangal ka sannaata hoon
jaane kya soch ke phir in ko rihaee de dee
ham ne ab ke bhee parindon ko tah-e-daam kiya
har ik nadee se kadee pyaas le ke vo guzara
ye aur baat ki vo khud bhee ek dariya tha
baahar saare maidaan jeet chuka tha vo
ghar lauta to pal bhar mein hee toota tha
ik shaffaaf tabeeat vaala saharaee
shahar mein rah kar kis darja chaalaak hua
jaan dene ka hunar har shakhs ko aata nahin
sohanee ke haath mein kachcha ghada tha dekhate
aam ke pedon ke saare phal sunahare ho gae
is baras bhee raasta kyoon ro raha tha dekhate
cheharon pe zar-posh andhere phaile hain
ab jeene ke dhang bade hee mahange hain
jaane kya barasa tha raat charaagon se
bhor samay sooraj bhee paanee paanee hai