ye kis ki yaad ka dil par rafu tha
ki bah jaane pe aamada lahu tha

chamakte hain jo patthar se yahan ab
unhin palkon mein sail-e-abju tha

kashish tujh si na thi tere ghamon mein
lab-o-lahja magar han hu-ba-hu tha

ujale si koi shai bach gai thi
us ek lamhe mein jab main tha na tu tha

thami ek nabz to uqda khula ye
khamoshi ka sarapa ha-o-hu tha

mile ab ke to roe tut kar hum
gunah apni saza ke ru-ba-ru tha

kabhi khushbu hua karte the hum bhi
kabhi qissa hamara ku-ba-ku tha