ek viran si khamoshi mein
koi saya sa sarsaraata hai

gham ki sunsan kali raaton mein
dur ek dip timtimata hai

goya tere mariz-e-ulfat ka
sans sine mein tham ke aata hai

mere ashkon ke aaine mein aaj
kaun hai wo jo muskuraata hai

kaun dastak si deta rahta hai
kaisa paigham aata jata hai

ek gumnam raste ka nishan
lamha lamha kise bulata hai

kyon ek ajnabi sada pe naz
ruh ka har tar jhanjhanata hai

sham ka ye udas sannata
nahin malum ye dhuan kyon hai

dhundalka dekh badhta jata hai
dil to khush hai ki jalta jata hai