muddat ke baad tum se mila hun to ye khula
ye waqt aur fasla dhoka nazar ka tha

chehre pe umr bhar ki masafat raqam sahi
dil ke liye tamam safar lamha bhar ka tha

kaisi ajib saat-e-didar hai ki hum
phir yun mile ki jaise kabhi dur hi na the

aankhon mein kam-sini ke wo sab khwab jag uthe
jin mein nigah o dil kabhi majbur hi na the

masum kis qadar thin wo be-nam chahaten
bachpan se ham-kanar tha ahd-e-shabab bhi

yun aatish-e-badan mein thi shabnam ghuli hui
mahtab se ziyaada na tha aaftab bhi

phir wo hawa chali ki sabhi kuchh bikhar gaya
wo mahfilen wo dost wo gul-rang qahqahe

ab raqs-e-gard-baad ki surat hai zindagi
ye waqt ka azab kahan tak koi sahe

ab tum milin to kitne hi gham hain tumhaare sath
patthar ki tarah tum ne gizari hai zindagi

kitna lahu jalaya to ye phul muskurae
kis kis jatan se tum ne sanwari hai zindagi

main ne bhi ek johd-e-musalsal mein kat di
wo umr thi jo phul se arman liye hue

ab wo junun raha hai na wo mausam-e-bahaar
baitha hun apna chaak-e-gireban siye hue

ab apne apne khun ki amanat hai aur hum
aur in amanaton ki hifazat ke khwab hain

aankhon mein koi pyas ho dil mein koi tadap
phaile hue ufuq se ufuq tak sarab hain

kis ko khabar thi lamha ek aisa bhi aaega
mazi tamam phir simat aaega haal mein

mahsus ho raha hai ki guzra nahin hai waqt
ek lamha bat gaya tha faqat mah o sal main

tum bhi wahi ho main bhi wahi waqt bhi wahi
han ek bujhi bujhi si chamak chashm-e-nam mein hai

ye lamha jis ke sehr mein khoe hue hain hum
kitni masarraton ka surur is ke gham mein hai