wo gungunate raste khwabon ke kya hue
virana kyun hain bastiyan bashinde kya hue

wo jagti jabinen kahan ja ke so gain
wo bolte badan jo simatte the kya hue

jin se andheri raaton mein jal jate the diye
kitne hasin log the kya jaane kya hue

khamosh kyun ho koi to bolo jawab do
basti mein chaar chand se chehre the kya hue

hum se wo rat-jagon ki ada kaun le gaya
kyun wo alaw bujh gae wo qisse kya hue

mumkin hai kat gae hon wo mausam ki dhaar se
un par phudakte shokh parinde the kya hue

kis ne mita diye hain fasilon ke fasle
wabasta jo the hum se wo afsane kya hue

khambon pe la ke kis ne sitare tika diye
dalan puchhte hain ki diwane kya hue

unchi imaraten to badi shandar hain
lekin yahan to ren-basere the kya hue