din ek ke ba'd ek guzarte hue bhi dekh
ek din tu apne aap ko marte hue bhi dekh

har waqt khilte phul ki jaanib taka na kar
murjha ke pattiyon ko bikharte hue bhi dekh [...]

mujhe to lagta hai jaise ye kaenat tamam
hai bazgasht yaqinan sada kisi ki nahin

tu apni aawaz mein gum hai main apni aawaz mein chup
donon bich khadi hai duniya aaina-e-alfaz mein chup

awwal awwal bol rahe the khwab-bhari hairani mein
phir hum donon chale gae patal se gahre raaz mein chup [...]

mitti tha main khamir tere naz se utha
phir haft-asman meri parwaz se utha

insan ho kisi bhi sadi ka kahin ka ho
ye jab utha zamir ki aawaz se utha [...]

din ek ke baad ek guzarte hue bhi dekh
ek din tu apne aap ko marte hue bhi dekh

har waqt khilte phul ki jaanib taka na kar
murjha ke pattiyon ko bikharte hue bhi dekh [...]

hai fasilen utha raha mujh mein
jaane ye kaun aa raha mujh mein

'jaun' mujh ko jila-watan kar ke
wo mere bin bhala raha mujh mein [...]