tum aksar kahte rahte ho
phulon ka kya hai

kuchh der mein murjha jate hain
aur ye raaten chandi si

do din ki kahani hai un ki
lamhon mein bikhar kar rah jati hai

moti ki tarah shabnam ki ladi
main aksar socha karti hun

kya mausam-e-gul hi sab kuchh hai
aur khwab-e-bahaaran kuchh bhi nahin

billor se tarshi murat se alag
kya aks-e-nigaran kuchh bhi nahin

mutthi mein jo aa jae daulat hai
aur shauq tera wan kuchh bhi nahin

mahtab ki rangat dekhi hai
taron ki sajawat dekhi hai

aur qaus-e-quzah ki rangini
ambar ki jabin par dekhi hai

nazron ka faqat dhoka hi sahi
lekin achchha lagta hai

tum apne khayalon ke baadal se
anwar-e-sahar ko baatil thahrao

andeshon ke tane bane se
khushbu ko shikanjon mein kas do

taron ki qaba-e-zar dhundla do
mahtab ki kheti pamal karo

kis tarah basar hon sham-o-sahar
tarik hai shab mushkil hai safar

manzil ki nahin rahi ko khabar
man mera viran sahi barbaad sahi

hai is se jhilmil rahguzar
khushbu ke dagar chandi ke nagar

giton ke shajar taron ke samar
palkon pe charaghan ka manzar

tum aah bharo bhi to dhire se
aisa na ho sab kuchh bujh jae

is baat ka dekho dhyan rahe