kya bachche sulajhe hote hain
jab gend se ulajhe hote hain
vo is lie mujh ko bhaate hain
din beete yaad dilaate hain
vo kitane haseen basere the
jab door gamon se dere the
jo khel mein hail hota tha
nafareen ke qaabil hota tha
har ik se ulajh kar rah jaana
ruk ruk ke bahut kuchh kah jaana
hans dena baaton baaton par
barasaat kee kaalee raaton par
baadal kee subuk-raftaaree par
bulabul kee aah-o-zaaree par
aur sham kee lau kee garmee par
paravaanon kee hat-dharmee par
duniya ke dhande kya jaanen
aazaad ye phande kya jaanen
maasoom faza mein rahate the
ham to ye samajh hee baithe the
khushiyon ka alam anjaam nahin
duniya mein khizaan ka naam nahin
maahaul ne khaaya phir palta
naagaah tagayyur aa jhapata
aur us kee karam-faramaee se
haalaat kee ik angadaee se
aa pahunche aise bedon mein
jo le gae hamen thapedon mein
bachapan ke suhaane sae the
sae mein zara susatae the
vo daur-e-muqaddas beet gaya
ye vaqt hee baazee jeet gaya
ab vaise mire haalaat nahin
vo cheez nahin vo baat nahin
jeene ka safar ab doobhar hai
har gaam pe sau sau thokar hai
vo dil jo rooh-e-qareena tha
aashaon ka ek khazeena tha
is dil mein nihaan ab naale hain
taaron se ziyaada chhaale hain
jo hansana hansaana hota hai
rone ko chhupaana hota hai
koee guncha dil mein khilata hai
thoda sa sukoon jab milata hai
gam tez qadam phir bharata hai
khushiyon ka taaaqub karata hai
main sochata rahata hoon yoonhee
aakhir ye tafaavut kya maanee
ye soch ajab tadapaatee hai
aankhon mein namee bhar jaatee hai
phir mujh se dil ye kahata hai
maazee ko too rota rahata hai
kuchh aahen dabee see rahane de
kuchh aansoo baaqee rahane de
ye haal bhee maazee hona hai
is par bhee tujhe kuchh rona hai..