main jaise dard ka mausam
ghata ban kar jo bas jaata hai aankhon mein
dhanak ke rang khushaboo nazr karane kee tamanna le ke jis manzar talak jaoon
siyah ashkon ke gahare kohar mein dooba hua paoon
mein apane dil ka sona
pyaar ke motee
tarasatee aarazoo ke phool jis dar par sajaata hoon
vahaan jaise makeen hota nahin koee
bana hoon ek muddat se sada-e-baazagasht aisee
jo deevaaron se takarae
hiraasaan ho ke laut aae
dhadakate dil ke soone-pan ko soona aur kar jae
main apane aap ko sunata hoon
apane aap ko chhoota hoon
apane aap se milata hoon khvaabon ke suhaane aaina-ghar mein
to mera aks mujh par muskuraata hai
ye kahata hai
saleeqa tujh ko jeene ka na aana tha nahin aaya
sadaen pattharon kee tarah mujh par
mere khvaabon ke bikharate aaina-ghar par barasatee hain
udhar taara idhar juganoo
kaheen ik phool kee pattee kaheen shabanam ka ik aansoo
bikhar jaata hai sab kuchh rooh ke sunasaan sahara mein
main phir se zindagee karane ke aramaan mein
ik ik reze ko chunata hoon sajaata hoon naee moorat banaata hoon
dhanak ke rang khushaboo nazr karane kee tamanna mein qadam aage badhaata hoon
to ik be-naam gaharee dhund mein sab doob jaata hai
kisee se kuchh shikaayat hai na shikava hai
ki main to dard ka mausam hoon
apane aap mein palata hoon apane aap mein jeeta hoon
apane aansuon mein bheegata hoon muskuraata hoon
magar sab log kahate hain
tujhe jeena nahin aata
mujhe jeena nahin aata