hum ko ab tak apne bachpan ka zamana yaad hai
doston ke sath barish mein nahana yaad hai

yaad hai wo jhumna wo nachna wo kudna
wo lapakna aur wo pani udana yaad hai

be-tahasha bhigna be-fikr ho kar khelna
aur phir sardi ke mare kapkapana yaad hai

bhig kar bimar padna aur bistar mein pade
chupke chupke raat din aansu bahana yaad hai

bhagna rangon ke pichhe ghas ke maidan mein
titliyon ke shauq mein wo mar khana yaad hai

dhup ki manind hai ye zindagi 'tariq' mujhe
dhup ke dalan mein wo aana jaana yaad hai