kaun batae kaun sujhae kaun se des sidhaar gae

kaun batae kaun sujhae kaun se des sidhaar gae
un ka rasta takte takte nain hamare haar gae
kanton ke dukh sahne mein taskin bhi thi aaram bhi tha
hansne wale bhole-bhaale phul chaman ke mar gae


ek lagan ki baat hai jiwan ek lagan hi jiwan hai
puchh na kya khoya kya paya kya jite kya haar gae
aane wali barkha dekhen kya dikhlae aankhon ko
ye barkha barsate din to bin piritam be-kar gae


jab bhi laute pyar se laute phul na pa kar gulshan mein
bhanwre amrit ras ki dhun mein pal pal sau sau bar gae
hum se puchho sahil walo kya biti dukhiyaron par
khewan-haare bich bhanwar mein chhod ke jab us par gae