jab jhonka tez hawaon ka
kuchh soch ke dhime guzra tha

jab tapte suraj ka chehra
udi chadar mein lipta tha

jab sukhi mitti ka sina
sanson ki nami se jaga tha

hum log us sham ikatthe the
jis ne hamein hans kar dekha tha

wo pahla dost hamara tha
wo sham ka pahla tara tha

jo shayad hum donon ke liye
kuchh waqt se pahle nikla tha

jab jhilmil karta wo kamra
cigaret ke dhuen se dhundla tha

jab nashsha-e-mai ki talkhi se!
har shakhs ka lahja mitha tha

har fikr ki apni manzil thi
har soch ka apna rasta tha

hum log us raat ikatthe the
us raat bhi kya hangama tha

main mahw-e-mudaraat-e-alam
aur tum ko zauq-e-tamasha tha

mauzu-e-sukhan jis par hum ne
rae di thi aur socha tha

duniya ki badalti haalat thi
kuchh aab-o-hawa ka qissa tha

jab sab logon ki aankhon mein
kamre ka dhuan bhar aaya tha

tab main ne khidki kholi thi!
tum ne parda sarkaya tha

jis ne hamein dukh se dekha tha
wo pahla dost hamara tha

wo sham ka pahla tara tha
jo shayad hum donon ke liye

us raat sahar tak jaga tha
wo sham ka pahla tara tha