Aaj kuch yu laga ke shaam tham si gayi hai,
Yu toh kuch chandd lamhe hi beete hai,
Par laga jaise puri raat guzar gayi apki intezaar mein.
Hum waqif hai waqt ki paribhasha se,
Par aapki ek choti si jhalak bhi samay ke pare hai,
Ye toh hum hi jaan sakte hai apke hone ya na hone ka ehsaas,
Kyuki tabhi Dil is uss chubhan ko hum samajh sakte hai.
Na isme aapka koi kasoor hai,
Aur na hi hume apse koi naraazgi,
Dil mein kuch baate chuppi thi,
Bas derr thi unhe pesh karne ke kuch alfaaz ki.
-Self