hamne pyar jataya bhi tha ...

Wo mera apna bhi tha,
wo koi paraya bhi tha ...

Shabo-rojo-maaho-saal
kaate uske intazar me ...
aur yun,
wo mear ham-saya bhi tha ...

us chirag si ho gai hai zindagai meri,
usne din me jalaya bhi tha,
raat ko bujhaya bhi tha...

jaane kya naam de use hum,
khuda ya bewafa ?
ehsaas-e-jeest karaya bhi tha,
kafan odhaya bhi tha...

wo naa samjha ishq,
kahte hai kise ...
hamne jise chupaya bhi tha,
jataya bhi tha ...