Ek umr ki der

safha-e-dil se tera nam miTane mein mujhe der lagi
puri ek umr ki der!

ashk-e-gham qatra-e-KHun aab-e-masarrat se
miTa kar dekha

rang-e-duniya bhi mila rang-e-tamanna bhi laga kar dekha
maktab-e-ishq mein jitne bhi sabaq yaad kiye

yaad rahe
arsa-e-zist mein KHwabon ke KHarabe the bahut

in KHarabon mein
KHayalon ke nagar jitne bhi aabaad kiye

yaad rahe!
gosha-e-ranj mein hangama-e-duniya se pare

kaun ek hijr ke shishe mein utarta tha
tere aks-e-dil-aram ke sath

kis ki ummid ke raste pe koi daera-e-nur na tha
kis ki mayus nigahon mein bikharte the

tamanna ke ujale bhi andheron ki tarah
roz-e-raushan mein bhi ho jati thi

kis dil ke mazafat mein raat,
tu ne jaana hi nahin

aur teri KHud-saKHta be-KHabari ko
qissa-e-dard sunane mein mujhe der lagi

aansuon se mera aaina-e-gham dhundlaya
ek sardaba-e-dauran mein jo poshida-o-nadida rahi thi

ab tak
is tan-e-zar ko wo zindagi hi bhul gai

dil se lipTi hui yak-rang udasi ke sabab
rang-o-ramish mein basi zinda-dili bhul gai

par teri shakl bhulane mein mujhe der lagi
puri ek umr ki der

umr
jo lamha-e-jaan ke siwa kuchh bhi na thi

umr jo teri tamanna ke siwa kuchh bhi na thi
bas wahi umr batane mein mujhe der lagi!