aaj bhi koi kahin gosh-bar-awaz na tha
aaj bhi chaaron taraf log the andhe bahre

aaj bhi meri har ek soch pe baithe pahre
aaj bhi tum meri har sans ke malik thahre

mera gum-nam sa khoya sa ye bechain wajud
ek pahchan ka sadiyon se jo diwana raha

aaj bhi apne se begana raha
aur jiya bhi to jiya ban ke kisi ka saya

aaj bhi mujh se mera main nahin milne paya
aaj bhi main ne khud apne se mulaqat na ki

ek pal hi ko sahi
apne hi dil se magar dil ki koi baat na ki

biti sadiyon ki tarah
aaj bhi aaj ka din bit gaya