jaane kahan gaya hai wo wo jo abhi yahan tha
wo jo abhi yahan tha wo kaun tha kahan tha

ta-lamha-e-guzishta ye jism aur sae
zinda the raegan mein jo kuchh tha raegan tha

ab jis ki did ka hai sauda hamare sar mein
wo apni hi nazar mein apna hi ek saman tha

kya kya na khun thuka main us gali mein yaro
sach jaanna wahan to jo fan tha raegan tha

ye war kar gaya hai pahlu se kaun mujh par
tha main hi daen baen aur main hi darmiyan tha

us shahr ki hifazat karni thi hum ko jis mein
aandhi ki thin fasilen aur gard ka makan tha

thi ek ajab faza si imkan-e-khal-o-khad ki
tha ek ajab musawwir aur wo mera guman tha

umren guzar gai thin hum ko yaqin se bichhde
aur lamha ek guman ka sadiyon mein be-aman tha

jab dubta chala main tarikiyon ki tah mein
tah mein tha ek daricha aur us mein aasman tha