sapan jhare phuul se, mit chubhe shuul se

lut gaye singaar sabhi, baag ke babuul se

aur ham khade-khade, bahaar dekhate rahe

kaaravaan guzar gayaa, gubaar dekhate rahe



nind bhi khuli na thi, ke hai dhuup dhal gayi

paanv jab talak uthe, ke zindagi phisal gayi

paat-paat jhar gae, shaakh-shaakh jal gayi

git ashq ban gae, svapn ho dafan gae

saath ke sabhi die, dhuaan pahan-pahan gae

aur ham jhuke-jhuke, mod par ruke-ruke

umr ke chadhaav kaa, utaar dekhate rahe

kaaravaan guzar gayaa, gubaar dekhate rahe



kyaa shabaab thaa ke phuul-phuul pyaar kar uthaa

kyaa kamaal thaa ke dekh, aainaa sahar uthaa

is taraf zamin aur aasmaan udhar uthaa

tham kar jigar uthaa, ke jo milaa nazaar uthaa

ek din magar yahaan, aisi kuchh havaa chali

lut gayi kali-kali, ghut gayi gali-gali

aur ham lute-lute, vakt se pite-pite

saaz ki sharaab kaa, kumaar dekhate rahe

kaaravaan guzar gayaa, gubaar dekhate rahe



haath the mile ke zulf, chaand ki sanvaar duun

honth the khule ke har, bahaar ko pukaar duun

dard thaa diyaa gayaa ke, har dukhi ko pyaar duun

aur saans yuun ke svarg, bhuumi par utaar duun

ho sakaa na kuchh magar, shaam ban gayi sahar

vo uthi lahar ke dhai, gae kile bikhar-bikhar

aur ham dare-dare, nir nain men bhare

odh kar kafan pade, mazaar dekhate rahe

kaaravaan guzar gayaa, gubaar dekhate rahe



maang bhar chali ke ek, jab nayi-nayi kiran

dholaken dhunak uthin, dhumak uthe charan-charan

shor mach gayaa ke lo, chali dulhan chali dulhan

gaanv sab umad padaa, bahak uthe nayan-nayan

par tabhi zahar bhari, gaaj ek vah giri

puuchh gayaa sinduur, taar-taar hui chunari

aur ham ajaan se, duur ke makaan se

paalki liye hue, kahaar dekhate rahe

kaaravaan guzar gayaa, gubaar dekhate rahe