aankh khulate hee bastiyaan taaraaj
koee lazzat nahin hai khvaabon mein
ajeeb khvaab tha taabeer kya huee us kee
ki ek dariya havaon ke rukh pe bahata tha
talaash jin ko hamesha buzurg karate rahe
na jaane kaun see duniya mein vo khazaane the
ghar mein aur bahut kuchh tha
sirf dar-o-deevaar na the
ashufta ab us shakhs se kya khaak nibaahen
jo baat samajhata hee nahin dil kee zabaan kee
dariyaon kee nazr hue
dheere dheere sab tairaak
ye aur baat ki tum bhee yahaan ke shaharee ho
jo main ne tum ko sunaaya tha mera qissa hai
tujhe bhulaane kee koshish mein phir rahe the ki ham
kuchh aur saath mein parachhaiyaan laga lae
kyoon khilaune tootane par aab-deeda ho gae
ab tumhen ham kya bataen kya pareshaanee huee
tezee se beetate hue lamhon ke saath saath
jeene ka ik azaab lie bhaagate rahe