jagti hai aankh mein ek bekali
kaun jaane raat phir kaise dhali

zindagi us khwab se aage chali
zard pedon ka nagar hai samne

jalte patton ka safar hai samne
ek viran rahguzar hai samne

waqt jaise ruk gaya ho dahr ka
is faza mein zaiqa hai zahr ka

be-gunahon par hai mausam qahr ka
kya chalen jab rasta hi khatm hai

sochne ka silsila hi khatm hai
lab hilen kya jab dua hi khatm hai