Mere haatho me ab unka haath mehsoos nahi hota
Ungliyon ke aapas me milne par wo pehla jaisa sukoon bhi nhi hota
Chalte to hai aaj bhi hai badi dur tak haatho me haath thame
Par ab uske haath thamne par kaskar gale lagne jaisa mehsoos bhi nhi hota
Kaise maan lu ki ye hai wahi shaks jo abtak thamta tha haath mera
Agar hota wahi to aajkal mera haath unke haatho me hokar bhi itni dur mehsoos nahi hota-
Ek taraf hai duniya se jung
Dusri taraf huyi kismat berang
Ek taraf he khota pyaar
Dusri taraf hai tootata pariwar
Ek taraf daftar ki gulaami
Dusri taraf bas gareebi aur naakaami
Jis taraf bhi dekhu moodkar
Zindagi lage mujhe bas ek beimaani-
Maana ke Safar khubsurat hai manzil se bhi
Par kisi din to manzil se mulakat hogi
Tab Safar ki khubsurat sham khatam
Aur manzil ki andheri raat ki shuruaat hogi
Kya karoge tab uss manzil par pahoch kar
Jiske aage ye Safar bas Dil me dabi ek khubsurat yaad hogi-
Do zindagi jeeta hu aajkal
Ek iss bheed me akelepan ke ehsaas me
Ek band aankho se apne sapno ke paas me-
मन भी उदास है
आंखें जिनको देखने तरसती है
वो शक्श बड़ी दूर बस उसकी यादे मेरे पास है
पास है और एक खूबसूरत सी तस्वीर उनकी मेरे सिरहाने
जिससे निकलकर आ जाए वो रूबरू मेरे
मेरे बेचैन दिल की बस इतनी सी आस है-
Ajeeb kashmakash hai zindagi
Kabhi tapti dhoop to kabhi uss pehli barsaat si hai zindagi
Kabhi koi pal to kabhi uss khaas ehsaas si hai zindagi
Kabhi haseen waadiyo si to kabhi uss ek shaks ki muskaan si hai zindagi
Isse samajhne ki koshish me kayi raatein guzar di hamne
Iske falsafe itne ki kisi khoobsurat khwaab si hai zindagi-
Tum jo ye sukoon ki talaash me nikle ho
Kahi akelepan ki gali ki orr na mud jaana
Suna hai waha sukoon ke badle rooh ka sauda hota hai-
Maana ke zindagi
apne ummedo se nahi chalti
Kismat dhokebaaz hai
aur wakt se bhi nahi banti
Log yaha milte hai roz hazaar
matlab nikal jaaye to inki
parchayi bhi na dikhti
Imaan aur zameer ki to
beech bazaar boli laga lo
Inse mehngi aajkal raddi me
fati purani kitaabe hai bikti
To ha maana ki zindagi
apne umeedo se nahi chalti
Par jo aasaani se mil jaaye
wo cheez bhi kaha tikti
Haarne ke saare record tutenge
Tabhi to jeetne ki
sacchi feel wo milti
Ye zindagi hai meri jaan
Imaandari se mahnat
karne walo ko he
Yaha raato ko do pal
sukoon se bhari neend hai milti-
Ye jo kaala gehra andhera chaya hai
Zamane ne naa sahi par
isne mera saath hamesha nibhaya hai
Din ke shor ne to aksar bas sataya hai
Ha kabhi hasaya par
jyadatar isne rulaya hai
Iss raat ke andhere me he
mere is haataash mann ne
do pal ko sukoon paaya hai
Na kisi ko khush karne ki chaah
Na kisi ke roothne ka darr
Raat ke isi andhere me maine
khudd ko duniyadaari ke saare
matlabi rishto se mehfooz paaya hai-
Kuch hai baatein reh gayi unkahi iss raat me
Kehna chahu laakh baatein ye lafz jo mera saath de
Tere haath se jo ungliya meri chooh ke youn thartharati hai
Na jaane kyu ye dhadkane tujhe dekhke ghabrati hai
Youn to kisse aur kahaniya khulke mai sunaata hu
Log jab ho paas mere tujhse nazre bhi milata hu
Par jo tu dekhe kone se apne jaaduyi inn ankhon ke
Akele me mai laakh roku phir bhi ha sharmaata hu
Rehna chahu paas tere har wakt bas itni aas meri
Tu jo tham le mujhe ha rukti hai saans meri
Din me sabke saamne tujhe khulke mai chidhaata hu
Par raat me ye dil ki baat bolne se katraata hu
Sach kahu to tu he hai jo mere itne paas hai
Kya batau tujhko tu bhi waqif hai iss ehsaas se
Tera mera rishta jaise paani aur pyaas hai
Tu bhi ye jaanti hai ki tu mere liye kitni khaas hai-