apni gali mein apna hi ghar dhundhte rahein hum

aankhon ka rang, baat ka lehja badal gaya,
woh shakhs ek shaam mein kitna badal gaya,

kuch din to mera aks raha unke aaiyne pe,
phir yun hua ki usme mera chehra badal gaya,

jab apne apne haal pe hum tum na rah sake,
to kya hua jo humse ye zamana badal gaya,

kadamon tale jo ret bichi th wo chal pardi,
usne churdaya haath to manzer badal gaya,

koi bhi chiz apni jagah par nahi rahi,
jaate hi ek shakhs ke, kya kya badal gaya,

ek choti khushi ke mauk ne kaisa kiya kamaal,
unka har wafa har waada, pura ka pura badal gaya,

uth kar chal diye, kuch na bacha hamare darmiyaan,
parda jo uthaa mehfil se to sara tamasha badal gaya,

hairat se saare laffz mere, usse dekhte rahein,
baaton mein apni baat se kaise woh badal gaya,

kehne ko uss shakshs ne deewaar thi banayi,
ghar ki patta, makaan ka naksha badal gaya,

shayed wafaa ke khel se ubb gayi thi woh,
manzil ke itne paas aa ke jo rasta badal gaya,

kaayem kisi bhi haal pe duniya nahi rahi,
khusiyan kho gayi mere, jo sapna badal gaya,

manzar ka rang asal mein saaya tha rang ka,
jisne usse jidhar se bhi dekha, wo shakhs badal gaya,

andar ke mausamon ki khabar kho gayi,
uss bewafa ka chehra jo badal gaya,

aankhon mein jitne ashk the jugnu se ban gaye,
woh muskuraaye aur mera duniya badal gaya,

apni gali mein apna hi ghar dhundhte rahein hum,
unke ghar ka jo patta badal gaya.