Unki galiyoon se jab gujre to manjar ajeeb tha,
dard tha magar wo dil ke kareeb tha,
jise hum dhoondhte the apni hathoon ki lakeeroon mein,
wo kisi doosre ki kismat, kisi aur ka naseeb tha.
Woh kahin bhi rahen sar pe uske ilzaam to hai,
uske hathon ki lakiron me mera naam to hai,
wo mujhe apna banaye ya na banaye,
zamane mein mere naam se woh badnam to hai.
Tumne chaha hi nahi halat badal bhi sakte the,
tere aansoo meri aankho se nikal bhi sakte the,
tum there rahe jheel ke paani ki tarha,
darya bante tho bahut door nikal bhi sakte the.
Kitna bebas hai insaan kismat ke aage,
kitne door hai khwaab hakikat ke aage,
koi ruki hui si dhadkan se puche,
kitna tadapta hai yeh dil mohabbat ke aage...
Main duba to kinaare pe khadi thi duniya,
hasnewalon mein mera muqaddar bhi shaamil tha,
ro raha tha jo janaaje se lipat kar mere,
kaise keh du ki wohi mera qatil tha...
Yeh zindagi bhi na jane kitne mod deti hai,
har mod par ek sawal deti hai,
dhundte rehte hain hum jawab zindagi bhar,
jawab miljaye to zindagi sawal badal deti hai...
Mar-mar ke musafir ne basaya hai tujhe,
rukh sabse chupa ke muh dhikaya hai tujhe,
kyon tujhse lipat ke naa soun ae kabre,
zindagi de ke maine paya hai tujhe.