Alag alag raahon par yun bikher dee,
Humko inn majbooriyon ne berehmi se itni,
Ki ab tum door ho chuki ho mujhse itni,
Ki milne ki aas bhi hai dhundla si gayi.
Jo dil mein shool si chhubaati kashish hai.
Yun toh kubool karke dastoor yehi,
Bhatakta dar badar tanha yahaan,
Lekin haar maanna kabhi seekha nahin.
Laakh karle koshish yeh duniya,
Katputli banna mujhe manzoor nahin.
Jo dil mein shool si chhubaati kashish hai.
Lekin yeh kashish hi ab taakat ban gayi hai,
Tum umeed na chhodna, yeh aashiq aa raha hai.
Uss hi falak ki chhaon mein,
Jo humaare naam na poocche humse...
Jisko sirf pyaar dikhe hum mein.
Aur kayi meelon door, jiske liye yeh sher mann hi mann mein voh aashiq likh raha tha, uss ladki ki khamoshiyon mein goonjta hua ek geet...:
Yeh aansoun nahin, rooh se behta tumhaara ehsaas hai,
Yeh judaayi nahin, aankhon mein bassa ek intezaar hai,
Yeh gham nahin, dil ko zinda rakhe hue ek aas hai,
Yeh sher nahin, toofani si mere pyaar ki aah hai.
Ki bas ab toh milne ki hi der hai...
Tum aake yahaan le jaaoge vahin pe,
Uss hi falak ki chhaon mein,
Jo humaare naam na poocche humse...
Jisko sirf pyaar dikhe hum mein.