kisi ke rukhepan ne humein pal-pal sataya

hum sabhi ke zindagi ka ek sach,
kisi ke pyaar ne zindagi mein umeed ka suraj jagaya,
to ussi ki bewafai ne usse dubba diya,

kisi ke milan ne asha ki kirane jagayi,
to ussi ke maut ne dukh bhare kaante bikhra diye,

kisi ne apne pyaar mein humein har pal hassaya,
to ussi ne humare vishwas ka mazak urdaya,

kisi ke rukhepan ne humein pal-pal sataya,
to ussi ki humdardi ne dil ko karar diya,

kisi ke gusse ne maan ko ghayal kiya,
to ussi ki mithi baaton ne marham lagaya,

in sabhi bhavnao ne kagaz par utrne ki raaj se zid ki,
aur raaj mein chhupe kavi ko bahar nikalne ko majbur kiya,

to raaj ne bhavnao ko dekar shabdo ka roop,
apne dil ke bojh ko halka kiya.