Woh jo kabhi shareek the pursaan-e-haal meiN
Woh jo kabhi shareek the pursaan-e-haal meiN
Ab sochte hain kaun paRe is wabaal meiN
Usne jhiRak diya mujhe kyoN ishte'aal meiN?
PinhaaN tha koi naam kya mere sawaal meiN?!
Ab kya micaal deiN bhalaa unke shabaab ki
Gum ho gayyii hai un ki tajalli jamal maiN
Ban ke sapole unki har ik baat..kyaa kareiN
Dasne lagi hai hum ko to khwaab-o-khayaal meiN
Uske khatoN ke saath bahaa Daali maine aaj
Ik din jo dee thi usne nishaanii rumaal meiN
Woh eik chhed jo na tha zaahir kabhii bahut
Paiwand jab laga hua waazeh wo shaal meiN!
Barwaqt bakht ne mujhe aa kar bachaa liyaa
Aa hii gayii thi warna lakeeroN ki chaal meiN!
Maana ke tajribe ki alaamat hai ye magar
Miltii hai ab kahaan woh safedii hi baal meiN!
Dete jo bad du'aa the kabhii, khud hii ro paRe
KyoN aaj dekhkar mujhe shoreeda haal meiN?!
Maazii ki GhaltiyaaN mujhe bezaar kar gayiN
Lagtaa hai umr yuN hi kaTegii malaal meiN
Kehne ko hoshiyaar bahut hum bhi the magar
Dushman ne ban ke dost phaNsaaya tha jaal meiN
YuN hee woh meHrbaaN nahi tum par 'shumaailah'
Kuch kuch lage hai mujh ko keh kaala hai daal meiN!