Har Kadam ka ab kad kam hai,
Zabaan mein ab mad kam hai
Guzar jo gaya hai waqt itna,
Zahan mein ab gam kam hai.

kab judenge yeh dil ke tukde,
kab mitenge yeh jakhmon ke dhabbe,
kabse chal raha hoon yun gidte padte,
kab bharenge yeh rahon ke gaddhe.

kyown fir dil lagane ko uksaati ho jaise,
hashn kya hai, na jaanti ho.

khwaab dekhne ko israar karti ho kaise,
jab shab o roz, neend na aati ho.

jaanta hoon, bhar jayenge yeh zakhm waqt mein.
ilm hai, guzar jayegi ek umra kis tarah bhi,
parr batao zakhmo bhare dil ko,
is pal ke liye hi kaise tum sehlaati ho?

kya hoga kareeb koi kal mein,
kya hoga dil khush us pal mein,
kya kehti ho, yeh sach hoga,
ya faqt dil ko tum bhelaati ho?

Is dard ki koi dawa nahin,
gamjada hoon aur koi dua nahin.

jam gaya hai barf ki tarah,
khayaal tera jigar ke irdgird.
sunn sa hai dil,
muhabbat ki koi arzoo nahin.

ab khud se hi hoon, atraaf koi nahin,
ji raha hoon, shaamil koi aur wajah nahin.

Dard itna badh gaya ki,
shayari ab likhi nahin jati.
angaare abhi garam hain aur
bhavnaon ko aandhi di nahin jati.

Darte hain, likhe kya ki,
kabr aise hi kuredi nahin jati.
dafn hai kai gam aise aur
jinki saansein ab talak nahin jati.

Bhaavnaon mein itna kas gaya,
ki dum hi ghutne laga.

Mann ke talaab main aisa bhanvar chala,
Iklauta baandh bhi tootata raha.

Ichaon ka boz itna badta gaya,
sapno ka mahal bhi dahane laga.

Riste ka dhaaga is tarah khinchta gaya.
ki ek vaar mein hi chatak gaya.

aur kissi kamzori ki gunjaayish na rahi,
jab paavan hridaya hi bhatak gaya.

char pal hain jeevan ke, fir bhi
sehta hai dard insaan pal pal kyown?

kal shaam ko theek tha,
aaj fir dukhi hai man itna kyown?

rishton ka yeh mayajal.
fas gaya aakhir itna gehra kyown?

aata hai akela aadmi, jaata hai akela.,
akelepan se darr gaya fir kyown?