mere ahbab jo kuchh mere bare mujh se kahte hain
main us par kuchh nahin kahta to sare mujh se kahte hain

zara thahro abhi ummid ka daman nahin chhodo
main raushan hone wala hun sitare mujh se kahte hain

wo do aankhen samundar hain tum un mein kyon utarte ho
koi puchhe to kahta hun kinare mujh se kahte hain

mujhe ek mehrban ne khamushi sunna sikhaya to
jinhen bhi un ka khali-pan pukare mujh se kahte hain

mujhe lagta hai jaise main koi autar utra hun
duboe ya unhen koi ubhaare mujh se kahte hain

hamein bhi to nai tahzib ke pannon mein rahne do
patangen kaghazi kashti ghubare mujh se kahte hain