aarzu le ke koi ghar se nikalte kyun ho
panw julte hain to phir aag pe chalte kyun ho

shohraten sab ke muqaddar mein kahan hoti hain
tum ye har roz naya bhes badalte kyun ho

yun to tum aur bhi mashkuk nazar aaoge
baat karte hue ruk ruk ke sambhle kyun ho

han! tumhein jurm ka ehsas satata hoga
warna yun raaton ko uth uth ke tahalte kyun ho

aur bazar se 'ghaalib' ki tarah le aao
dil agar tut gaya hai to machalte kyun ho

tum ne pahle kabhi is baat ko socha hota
ped ki chhanw mein baithe ho to jalte kyun ho