Ye dil, ye paagal dil mera kyuN bujh gayaa? aavaargii
Is dasht meN ik shahar thaa wo kyaa huaa? aavaargii
Kal shab mujhe be-shakl sii aavaaz ne chauNkaa diyaa
MaiN ne kahaa tuu kaun hai? us ne kahaa aavaargii
Ik tuu k sadiyoN se mere ham_raah bhiii ham_raaz bhii
Ik maiN k tere naam se naa_aashnaa  aavaargii
Ye dard kii tanhaa_iyaaN, ye dasht kaa viiraaN safar
Ham log to uktaa gaye apanii sunaa aavaargii
Ik ajnabii jhoNke ne jab, puchhaa mere gham ka sabab
Sahraa kii bhiiigii ret par maiN ne likhaa aavaargii
Le ab to dasht-e-shab kii saariii vus’ateN sone lagiiN
Ab jaaganaa hogaa hameN kab tak? bataa aavaargii
Kal raat tanhaa chaaNd ko dekha tha maiN ne Khaab meN
‘Mohsin’ mujhe raas aayegii, shaayad sadaa aavaargii
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