Dukh ki baat

wo din bhi kaise din the
jab teri palkon ke sae

sham ki gahri udasi ban ke
meri ruh mein jadu jagate the

meri aankhon mein ninden
tere baalon ki tarah aise subuk se jal banti thin

ki jo halqa-ba-halqa KHwab-andar-KHwab
anjaane zamanon ki gurezan saaton par

abr ki surat baraste the
badalte mausamon ki tarah tere jism par aalim guzarte the

meri jaan to bahaar-e-jawedan ka ek mausam thi
jo meri ruh mein aaya

mujhe kyun yaad aate hain
wo din

jawab na aaenge
na aaenge to phir kyun yaad aate hain

wo din bhi kaise din the
jab meri bedariyon ki sarhaden KHwabon se milti thin

wo baaten jo ki na-mumkin hain mumkin thin
jahan bas soch lena aur ho jaana barabar tha

tujhe kya yaad hai wo din
ki jab harf-e-shikayat ki girah si paD gai thi

mere sine mein
meri aazurdagi se sham ke chehre pe zardi thi

main tere pas baiTha sochta tha
jaane kya kya sochta tha

tujhe kya yaad hai
tu ne kaha tha

main dil ki baat agar us se bhi
kah sakti to kah deti

ki mere jism mein do dil dhaDakte hain
tumhaare waste bhi

jo dushman-e-jaan hai