aaj na jane kis pahchane se shaher mein aagaye chalte chalte

aaj na jane kis pahchane se shaher mein aagaye chalte-chalte,
yaadon ke kuch kanch chubhe, lahu se ban gaye chehre kuch bante-bante,

nikalo in kanto ki mera dum na nikal jaye uun rote-haste,
woh bhigi raate, palash ke fool, suni sadke aur do saye sulge-sulge,

kabhi wada sath jeene ka , kabhi ro dena youn hi haste haste,
tammana ki kashti, ishq mein dub gaye sahil par hi bahte-bahte,

khwaishe kyon jawan ho uthi, 

yeh mere dil par kaun dastak deta hai uuun darte-darte,

lamba hai safar mar na jaye intezare judai ki aag mein jalte-jalte,
aa jaau ki sanse meri thak gayi hai, jism meinn tardpte-tardpte.