hum kabhi shahr-e-mohabbat jo basane lag jaen
kabhi tufan kabhi zalzale aane lag jaen

kabhi ek lamha-e-fursat jo mayassar aa jae
meri sochen mujhe suli pe chadhane lag jaen

raat ka rang kabhi aur bhi gahra ho jae
kabhi aasar sahar ke nazar aane lag jaen

intizar us ka na itna bhi ziyaada karna
kya khabar barf pighalne mein zamane lag jaen

aankh utha kar bhi na dekhen tujhe din mein hum log
shab ko kaghaz pe tera chehra banane lag jaen

hum bhi kya ahl-e-qalam hain ki bayaz dil par
khud hi ek nam likhen khud hi mitane lag jaen

ajab insan hain hum bhi ki khaton ko un ke
khud hi mahfuz karen khud hi jalane lag jaen

wo hamein bhulna chahen to bhula den pal mein
hum unhen bhulna chahen to zamane lag jaen

in makanon pe khuda apna karam farmae
jin mein khud un ke makin naqb lagane lag jaen

nahin jalta to utarta nahin qarz-e-zulmat
jalna chahun to mujhe log bujhane lag jaen

ghar mein baithun to andhere mujhe nochen 'bedil'
bahar aaun to ujale mujhe khane lag jaen