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Dost milate hain yahaan dil ko dukhaane ke liye
Ungaliyaan rakhate hain wo hamape uthhaane ke liye

Kya kusur unaka ye ik rasm chali ayi hai
Tohamate hoti hain duniya men lagaane ke liye

Bhuli bisari chnd umiden, chnd fasaane yaad aye
Tum yaad aye aur tumhaare saath zamaane yaad aye

Dil ka nagar shaadaab tha fir bhi khaak si udati rahati thi
Kaise zamaane ai gam -e -jaana tere bahaane yaad aye

Mudadten bit gayi tum nahin aye ab tak
Raasta aur dikhaaoge n jaane kab tak
Jo bhi milata hai wo tumasa hi nazar ata hai

Tum auऱ fareb khaao bayaan-e-raqib se,
Tum se to kam gila hai jyaada nasib se

Goya tumhaari yaad hi mera ilaaj hai ,
Rahata hai paharo zikr tumhaara tabib se

Tng a chuke hain kashamakash-e-zindagi se ham
Thhukara na den jahaan ko kahin bedili se ham
Maayusi–e-maaale mohabbat na puchhiye
Apanon se pesh aye hain begaanagi se ham
Lo, aj hamane tod diya rishta-e–ummid

Yun to gujr raha hai har ek pal khushi ke saath
Fir bhi koi kami si hai, kyu jindagi ke saath

Kuchh paane ki ho as as
Kuchh aramaan ho jo khaas khaas
Ashaayen ...

Har koshish men ho baar baar
Kare dariyaaon ko arapaar
Ashaayen ...

Hawa gujar gayi patte the kuchh hile bhi nahin
Wo mere shahar men aye bhi aur mile bhi nahin

Charaag jalate hi fir shaam udhadne lagati hai
Jo intajaar ke lamhen the wo sile bhi nahin

Ye dil, ye paagal dil mera kyon bujh gaya ... awaaragi
Is dasht men ik shahar tha wo kya hua ... awaaragi

Kal shab mujhe beshakl si awaaj ne chaunka diya
Mainne kaha tu kaun hai, usane kaha ... awaaragi

Wo nahin badanaam jisane dil ko hai paida kiya
Dil se jo paida hui wo araju badanaam hai

Shahar men tere karake wafaayen ham to hue badanaam
Kissa yah apana kisako sunaayen
Ham to hue badanaam ...