kaisa wo mausam tha ye to samajh na pae hum
shakh se jaise phal tute kuchh yun lahrae hum

barson se ek aahat par the kan lagae hum
aaj is mod pe aap hi apne samne aae hum

hum se bichhad kar tu ne hum ko kaisa diya hai shap
aaine mein apni surat dekh na pae hum

pedon ka dhan lut chuke hain lutne wale log
jism pe mal kar baithe hain pedon ke sae hum

suraj niglen chandni ugalen shayad mumkin tha
lekin apni is ummid ke kaam na aae hum

parbat ho ya ped ghana ho ya koi diwar
teri yaad liye phirte hain sae sae hum

gum hoti si lagti hai is ghar ki har ek chiz
aae hain bazar se kaise thake-thakae hum

ab ye teri apni khushi hai jo tujh ko ras aae
hum aae to sath apne sab mausam lae hum

kaun kisi ka hota hai ye jaante hain hum bhi
phir bhi sab se milte hain ye baat bhulae hum

aankh khuli to sannate ki kokh mein the be-sudh
koi ajab aawaz thi jis par udte aae hum

dharti par rakh den to dharti ke tukde ho jaen
sabr o gham ka patthar hain sine se lagae hum

lamha lamha tut raha hai kis ki thokar se
dekhte dekhte ujad rahe hain base-basae hum

kis ka chehra ubhar raha hai dil ke mashriq se
disha disha mein ghum rahe hain hath badhae hum

gah koi chattan jahan par waqt ki chap thame
gah bane bahta hua pal aur hath na aae hum