samne hote the pahle jis qadar hote the hum
jab ye nazzare nahin the tab nazar hote the hum

tab naya mitti se uttha tha mohabbat ka khamir
har kisi kuze mein do ek ghunt bhar hote the hum

jis pari par mar mite the wo pari-zadi na thi
baad mein jaana ki us ke donon par hote the hum

tab kisi diwar se koi taaruf tha nahin
un dinon ki baat hai jab dar-ba-dar hote the hum

samne aate the jab to dhundte the kashtiyan
chaar aankhon se bani ek jhil par hote the hum

yun bana dete the jaise sher ho jate hain ab
harf-e-kun ka bhi kabhi dast-e-hunar hote the hum

ek ghadi aisi bhi aati thi mulaqaton ke bich
tum udhar hote the jis ke aur udhar hote the hum