phir vahi lambi do-pahren-surmai hain phir vahi dil ki halat hai
bahar kitna sannata hai andar kitni vahshat hai
shaam karen kaise is din ki thandi surat dekhen kin ki
idhar udhar to dhuan udati aag ugalti khilqat hai
jis ko ham ne chaha tha vo kahin nahin is manzar men
jis ne ham ko pyaar kiya vo samne vaali murat hai
phuul babul ke achchhe hain lekin sakit tasviron men
sach much ke sehraon ki to is dil jaisi surat hai
tere baad dukanon par main ja kar puchhta rahta huun
kya vo khushbu mil sakti hai ab us ki kya qimat hai
bade bade sapne nahin boe main ne apne angan men
nannhi munni khushiyan hain miri chhoti si ik jannat hai