ishq janmon ka hai safar shayad
khatm hoga na umr bhar shayad

aaj kachcha ghada hai naw meri
par lag jaun dub kar shayad

harf-e-matlab suna ke ro dena
kaam kar jae chashm-e-tar shayad

khud ko hum barha pukar aae
aaj hum bhi nahin the ghar shayad

aur karni hai justuju apni
aur phirna hai dar-ba-dar shayad

kaun pagal ko ku-ba-ku dhunde
phir raha ho nagar nagar shayad

shab gae uth ke yaad kar us ko
yun duaon mein ho asar shayad

aa ke manzil pe so gaya rahi
khatm hai bas yahin safar shayad

ban sanwar kar raha karo 'hasrat'
us ki pad jae ek nazar shayad