kuchh to tanhai ki raaton mein sahaara hota

umr bhar ki talKH bedari ka saman ho gain

bhula baiThe ho hum ko aaj lekin ye samajh lena

chaman walon se mujh sahra-nashin ki bud-o-bash achchhi

mubarak mubarak naya sal aaya

ek din ki baat ho to use bhul jaen hum

kuchh is tarah se yaad aate rahe ho

gham-e-zamana ne majbur kar diya warna

palaT si gai hai zamane ki kaya

kucha-e-husn chhuTa to hue ruswa-e-sharab

su-e-kalkatta jo hum ba-dil-e-diwana chale

wo agar aa na sake maut hi aai hoti

mujhe hai etibar-e-wada lekin

kanTon se dil lagao jo ta-umr sath den

baja ki hai pas-e-hashr hum ko karenge pas-e-shabab pahle