jin kee khaatir shahar bhee chhoda jin ke lie badanaam hue
aaj vahee ham se begaane begaane se rahate hain
tumhen to naaz bahut doston pe tha jalib
alag-thalag se ho kya baat ho gaee pyaare
laakh kahate rahen zulmat ko na zulmat likhana
ham ne seekha nahin pyaare ba-ijaazat likhana
jin kee yaadon se raushan hain meree aankhen
dil kahata hai un ko bhee main yaad aata hoon
chhod is baat ko ai dost ki tujh se pahale
ham ne kis kis ko khayaalon mein basae rakkha
ik umr sunaen to hikaayat na ho pooree
do roz mein ham par jo yahaan beet gaee hai
ik tiree yaad se ik tere tasavvur se hamen
aa gae yaad kaee naam haseenaon ke
ye aur baat teree galee mein na aaen ham
lekin ye kya ki shahar tira chhod jaen ham
dil kee baat labon par la kar ab tak ham dukh sahate hain
ham ne suna tha is bastee mein dil vaale bhee rahate hain
kabhee jamhooriyat yahaan aae
yahee jalib hamaaree hasarat hai