mere ateet ki parchayi mere aaj mein jhalakti hai

mere ateet ki parchayi aaj bhi
mere aaj mein jhalakti hai,
yaad kar un ujadi yaadon ko
aaj bhi aankhiyan sulagti hai.

aag hi aag bachi aankhon mein
aanshu bhi sare lapata hai,
mere gujre waqt ki ek khata
ban gayi umra bhar ki saza hai,

sochta hoon mera ateet
mera aaj se kyon jeeta hai,
poochta hoon bar bar
mann ateet mein kyon jeeta hai,

koyi bhi jawab nahi mera iss sawal mein,
sawalon mein hi sara jeewan beeta hai,
ghut raha hoon aaj sawaalo ke janjaal mein
ho gaya khud se laapata hai.