zindagi youn thi, ke jeene ka bahana tu tha
waqt ki baazi youn thi, ke chal^ne ka sahara tu tha
Hum ne jis jis ko bhi cha^ha tasawwur mein sanam
woh log aate jaate mausum the, aur zamaana tu tha
Ab dil ke kuch pal palat ke aate hein KHwaabon mein
par bey^fikr humdard walon ka tiikhana tu tha
aar^ke kharede the woh haathon mein tiiron ke gul^dasteh
aur sab dekh rahen the, ke neeshana tu tha
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Kahaan doondei unhei hum, ke khood khogaye
Kise kahein hum, ke badnaam hogaye
rakhte hein dil mei apni jaan ko 'raj'
ke unke aanese, dil se yei jaan kabhi na jaaye
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