wo bhi kya din the ki hasil mujh ko tera pyar tha
ek pal inkar tha aur ek pal iqrar tha

wo bhi kya din the yahan gulzar tha aur yar tha
is jagah nokile kharon ka bada ambar tha

raston ke pech-o-kham ki fikr thi wallah kise
ye tasalli thi ki mere sath mera yar tha

zindagi ke goshe goshe mein talasha tha jise
mil gaya mujh ko wo jab mere liye bekar tha

chanda mama ki kahani nanhe bachchon ne suni
chand par jaana to pichhle daur mein dushwar tha

ek zamana jis ko kahta tha 'kalim-e-tahiri'
yaad hai is shahr mein itna bada fankar tha