ek zara sochne do
is khayaban mein

jo is lahza bayaban bhi nahin
kaun si shakh mein phul aae the sab se pahle

kaun be-rang hui ranj-o-tab se pahle
aur ab se pahle

kis ghadi kaun se mausam mein yahan
khun ka qaht pada

gul ki shah-rag pe kada
waqt pada

sochne do
sochne do

ek zara sochne do
ye bhara shahr jo ab wadi-e-viran bhi nahin

is mein kis waqt kahan
aag lagi thi pahle

is ke saf-basta darichon mein se kis mein awwal
zah hui surkh shuaon ki kaman

kis jagah jot jagi thi pahle
sochne do

hum se us des ka tum nam o nishan puchhte ho
jis ki tarikh na jughrafiya ab yaad aae

aur yaad aae to mahbub-e-guzishta yaad aae
ru-ba-ru aane se ji ghabrae

han magar jaise koi
aise mahbub ya mahbuba ka dil rakhne ko

aa nikalta hai kabhi raat bitane ke liye
hum ab us umr ko aa pahunche hain jab hum bhi yunhi

dil se mil aate hain bas rasm nibhane ke liye
dil ki kya puchhte ho

sochne do
let me think