hata ke gard-e-zamana nikhaar de mujh ko
jahan sanwarne wale sanwar de mujh ko

zaruraton ke bhanwar hain bada andhera hai
zara si raushni de kar ubhaar de mujh ko [...]

raat hum ek shaer-e-azam ke ghar milne gae
ba-dil-nakhwasta khana use chunna pada

jo bhi dastar-khwan par tha kha ke farigh hum hue
phir hamein diwan us ka subh tak sunna pada [...]

use karte hain musalsal make-up ka dabba roz kyun
ban-sanwar kar har ghiri bante hain chhaila roz kyun

mammy tum to kah rahi thin id to kab ki gai
phir padosan se gale milte hain pappa roz kyun [...]

tum rang ho tum nur ho tum shisha ho tum jam
kirnon se bhari subh ho taron se bhari sham

rangin hai sarshaar hai mastana hai duniya
tum ho to nigahon mein pari-khana hai duniya [...]

kya bud-o-bash puchho ho purab ke sakino
hum ko gharib jaan ke hans hans pukar ke

dilli jo ek shahr tha aalam mein intikhab
rahte the muntakhab hi jahan rozgar ke [...]

kabhi narmi kabhi sakhti kabhi uljhan kabhi dar
waqt ai dost bahar-haal guzar jata hai

lamha lamha nazar aata tha kabhi ek ek sal
ek lamhe mein kabhi sal guzar jata tha [...]