main aksar sard raaton mein
zamin-e-khana-e-dil par

akele baith jata hun
phir apna sar jhuka kar yaad-e-ahd-e-raftagan dil mein sajata hun

khayal-e-mazi-e-dauran mere is jism ke andar ajab tufan uthata hai
hazaron mil ka lamba safar paidal karaata hai

main yaadon ke dhundlakon mein tumhaare naqsh-e-pa ko dhundne jab bhi nikalta hun
to ek tarik wadi mein utarta hun

jahan yaadon ki kuchh be-rang taswiren mujhe bikhri padi malum deti hain
mujhe aawaz deti hain

ki wahshat ka ye jangal bahen phailae bulata hai
mera shauq-e-nazar thak kar zamin par baith jata hai

achanak jab tumhaari yaad ke wahshi jaanwar aawaz dete hain
main darta hun

ki jaise koi bachcha apne hi sae se dar jae
koi shisha bikhar jae

koi furqat mein ghabrae
mere tar-e-nafas par zarb karti mustaqil dhadkan

mujhe rukne nahin deti
mujhe thakne nahin deti

ye bechaini mujhe phir ek safar par le ke aati hai
main chalta hun

ki jaise ek musafir baad muddat apne ghar jae
thithurti sard raaton mein

koi jaise ki jam jae
ki jaise sans tham jae

magar mere muqaddar mein
sukun-e-qalb-o-jaan kab hai

nigah-e-yas mein mubham sahi koi nishan kab hai
kahin par shorish-e-amwaj-e-dariya hai

kahin aawaz-e-qulqul hai
magas ka shor hai sarsar saba ki aah-o-girya hai

so dil apna machalta hai
kisi se kab bahalta hai

dhuan uthta hai dil se aankh mein tufan machalta hai
tabiat zor karti hai

ye dhadkan shor karti hai
tumhaari yaad ke ye chikhte aur pitte lamhe

mujhe rone nahin dete
mujhe sone nahin dete