ab na un unche makanon mein qadam rakhunga
main ne ek bar ye pahle bhi qasam khai thi

apni nadar mohabbat ki shikaston ke tufail
zindagi pahle bhi sharmai thi jhunjhulai thi

aur ye ahd kiya tha ki ba-in haal-e-tabah
ab kabhi pyar bhare git nahin gaunga

kisi chilman ne pukara bhi to badh jaunga
koi darwaza khula bhi to palat aaunga

phir tere kanpte honton ki fusun-kar hansi
jal bunne lagi bunti rahi bunti hi rahi

main khincha tujh se magar tu meri rahon ke liye
phul chunti rahi chunti rahi chunti hi rahi

barf barsai mere zehn o tasawwur ne magar
dil mein ek shoala-e-be-nam sa lahra hi gaya

teri chup-chap nigahon ko sulagte pa kar
meri bezar tabiat ko bhi pyar aa hi gaya

apni badli hui nazron ke taqaze na chhupa
main is andaz ka mafhum samajh sakta hun

tere zar-kar darichon ki bulandi ki qasam
apne iqdam ka maqsum samajh sakta hun

ab na un unche makanon mein qadam rakhunga
main ne ek bar ye pahle bhi qasam khai thi

isi sarmaya o aflas ke dorahe par
zindagi pahle bhi sharmai thi jhunjhulai thi