ajab ek baat us ki baat mein thi
ki khushbu ped ke har pat mein thi

tumhein hum se mohabbat ka gila tha
mohabbat kab hamare hath mein thi

ye aise the ki khush aate bahut the
koi khushbu inhi din raat mein thi

ajab mausam tumhaare baad aae
ajab be-raunaqi barsat mein thi

andhere mein nazar aane laga tha
koi to raushni zulmat mein thi

gae waqton mein aisa to nahin tha
yahi duniya thi aur auqat mein thi

kahin to waqt jaise ruk gaya tha
kahin par umr bhi lamhat mein thi

hua tha waqia kuchh aur lekin
khabar kuchh aur akhbaraat mein thi

bahut thi dhup mein shiddat bhi 'khalid'
magar talkhi jo ehsasat mein thi