azal abad se bahut dur jhumte the hum
kisi ke dhyan mein kuchh din ko ja base the hum

wo gham ho ya ho khushi kaif kam na hota tha
ajib rah se ho kar guzar rahe the hum

bahut aziz the hum ko hamare dost magar
ek ajnabi ke liye sab se chhut gae the hum

karam se aap ke sarshaar tha ye dil lekin
khushi ki aanch mein kya kya pighal rahe the hum

tumhein to yaad kahan honge ab magar wo din
na dekh kar tumhein har lamha dekhte the hum

wo ek kaif ka aalam wo aarzu-mandi
na jaane kaun si duniya mein ji rahe the hum