wo jo raaton ki tanhaiyon mein likhe chahaton ke sahife sabhi phat gae
hum pe hanste rahe wo sabhi raste hum jahan bhi teri sun ke aahat gae

ranjishen har taraf hi panapne lagin pyar ke raste band hone lage
shahr mein nafraton ki hawa jab chali bughz ki gard se zehn-o-dil at gae

dekhte dekhte jaante bujhte ye judai hamara muqaddar hui
pahle sochen batin phir safar bat gaya zad-e-rah jab bata raste bat gae

doston ki wafaon pe nazan the itna puja ki un ko khuda kar diya
khud ko adna kiya un ko aala kiya sar jhukae gae aur sar kat gae

main ne socha hai aksar hi is baat par kaisa aaseb chhaya hai har zat par
din jo nikla to sae the qad se bade sham hote hi jismon se kyon ghat gae

tir pahunche na dushman ke khemon talak apne yaron ki dekhi zara si jhalak
yar apna muqaddar to hona hi tha jab hamare muqabil hi wo dat gae

aap ka sath hi hum ko matlub tha aap ki rah ka sang hargiz na tha
aap ne jab kaha sath hi chal diye aap ne jab kaha rah se hat gae

is baras pyar mein phir khasara hua hum ne socha tha anmol ho jaega
is jahan mein har ek shai ki qimat badhi is baras pyar ke dam phir ghat gae

bij boe gae khun pilae gae un ki chhanw mein jiwan bitae gae
mere ganw mein basne lagi bhuk to ped jitne purane the sab kat gae

kis ne likhi ye qismat ki tahrir thi ya ki un ki ye apni hi taqsir thi
jin ki unchi falak se bhi parwaz thi un parindon ke aksar hi par kat gae