sham jab dhalti hai main apne kharabe ki taraf
lotta hun sar-nigun, bojhal qadam

bara ghanton ki mashaqqat aur thakan
badh ke le leti hai mujh ko god mein

aur sail-e-tirgi mein dub jati hai ummid o shauq ki ek ek kiran
rahguzar-e-arzu par chaar-su udti hai dhul

aur ek aawaz aati hai kahin se
jo ki an-jaani bhi pahchani bhi hai

zindagi kuchh bhi nahin, kuchh bhi nahin, kuchh bhi nahin
ek musalsal marg, ek sail-e-bala, nezon ke ban

aahon, karahon ke siwa
phir isi tarik lamhe, phir isi nazuk ghadi

aarzu ki rahguzar par chand naqsh-e-pa ubharte hain sitaron ki tarah
lahlahata hai koi aanchal bahaaron ki tarah

phail jati hai kisi gesu ki nikhat chaar-su
ek firdausi tabassum ki sunahri chandni

dhime dhime, zina zina
gungunati, raqs farmati hui

baam-e-gham se khana-e-dil mein utar kar
thapthapati hai mujhe

git gati hai, kabhi lori sunati hai mujhe
aur phir jab subh ko khurshid-e-alam-tab ki pahli kiran

gudgudati hai mujhe
kar-gah-e-dahr mein wapas bulati hai mujhe

aarzu o justuju dil mein jawan pata hun main
shauq ki mai ke nashe mein chur ho jata hun main!!