baadalon se salaam leta hoon
vakt qe haath thaam leta hoon
saara maikhaana jhoom uthata hai
jab main haathon mein jaam leta hoon
khushee jis ne khojee vo dhan le ke lauta
hansee jis ne khojee chaman le ke lauta
magar pyaar ko khojane jo gaya vo
na tan le ke lauta na mann le ke lauta
hai pyaar se usakee koee pahachaan nahin
jaana hai kidhar usaka koee gyaan nahin
tum dhoondh rahe ho kise is bastee mein
is daur ka insaan hai insaan nahin
ab ke saavan mein ye sharaarat mere saath huee
mera ghar chhod ke kul shahar mein barasaat huee
aap mat poochhie kya ham pe safar mein guzaree
tha luteron ka jahaan gaanv, vaheen raat huee har
subah shaam kee sharaarat hai
har khushee ashq kee tizaarat hai
mujhse na poochho arth tum yoon jeevan ka
zindagee maut kee ibaarat hai
kaanpatee lau, ye syaahee, ye dhuaan, ye kaajal
umr sab apanee inhen geet banaane mein katee
kaun samajhe meree aankhon kee namee ka matalab
zindagee geet thee par jild bandhaane mein katee
muktak