akela ek shaks tha
jiska koi nahi lakshya tha
bas chal raha tha jahaan hawaayen beh rahi thi
bas jee raha tha kyun ki saansen chal rahi thi
ek daleel khud se karta rehta tha:
chahoonga usko jisse mujhse pyaar hoga
ho jaaoonga uska jo mujh par nisaar hoga
tabhi chaand ki kiranen lehraate hue aankhon pe padi
meri dhadkanen ghabraate hue tham gayi
is zulm-e-mohabbat pe hame aitbaar na tha
ab kisi ke bhi jazbaat pe hame ikhtiyaar na tha
par uski aankhon se wo do moti jab baras gaye
unki nigaah jab mere deed ke liye taras gaye
fir aitbaar hua
haan hame bhi unse pyaar hua
dil fir arsh ki bulandiyon pe behne lagaa
wo mere kaanon pe izhaar-e-mohabbat kehne lagaa
jiska koi nahi lakshya tha
bas chal raha tha jahaan hawaayen beh rahi thi
bas jee raha tha kyun ki saansen chal rahi thi
ek daleel khud se karta rehta tha:
chahoonga usko jisse mujhse pyaar hoga
ho jaaoonga uska jo mujh par nisaar hoga
tabhi chaand ki kiranen lehraate hue aankhon pe padi
meri dhadkanen ghabraate hue tham gayi
is zulm-e-mohabbat pe hame aitbaar na tha
ab kisi ke bhi jazbaat pe hame ikhtiyaar na tha
par uski aankhon se wo do moti jab baras gaye
unki nigaah jab mere deed ke liye taras gaye
fir aitbaar hua
haan hame bhi unse pyaar hua
dil fir arsh ki bulandiyon pe behne lagaa
wo mere kaanon pe izhaar-e-mohabbat kehne lagaa