Kabhii kabhii mere dil me.n Khayaal aataa hai…
ke zindagii terii zulfo.n kii narm chaao.n me.n ,
guzarane paatii to shaadaab ho bhii sakatii thii ,
ye tiirgii jo merii ziist kaa muqaddar hai ,
terii nazar kii shuaao.n me.n kho bhii sakatii thii,
ajab na thaa ke mai.n begaanaa-e-alam ho kar ,
tere jamaal kii raanaaiiyo.n me.n kho rahataa ,
teraa gudaaz badan terii niim-baar aa.Nkhe.n ,
i.nhii.n hasiin fasaano.n me.n maaho rahataa,
pukaaratii.n mujhe jab talKhiyaa.N zamaane kii ,
tere labo.n se halaawat ke ghuu.NT pii letaa ,
hayaat chiikhatii phiratii barahanaa-sar, aur mai.n ,
ghanerii zulfo.n ke saaye me.n chhup ke jii letaa,
magar ye ho na sakaa aur ab ye aalam hai ,
ke tuu nahii.n, teraa Gam, terii justajuu bhii nahii.n ,
guzar rahii hai kuchh is tarah zi.ndahii jaise ,
ise kisii ke sahaare kii aarazuu bhii nahii.n,
zamaane bhar ke dukho.n ko lagaa chukaa huu.N gale ,
guzar rahaa huu.N kuchh a.njaanii guzar_gaaho.n se ,
muhiib saaye merii simt ba.Date aate hai.n ,
hayaat-o-maut ke pur_haul Khaarazaaro.n se,
na koii jaadaa na manzil na roshanii kaa suraaGh, 
bhaTak rahii hai Khaalaao.n me.n zindagii merii ,
i.nhii.n Khalaao.n me.n rah jaauu.Ngaa kabhii khokar ,
mai.n jaanataa huu.N merii ham-nafas magar yuu.N hii,
kabhii kabhii mere dil me.n Khayaal aataa hai.