daur-e-kizaan thaa dil ke chaman mein
koi aaj banake bahaar aa gayaa hai
tanhaaiyaan thin
viraaniyaan thin
koi aaj leke qaraar aa gayaa hai
koi dilakashi thi naa koi kushi thi
badi
kashmakash mein ye zindagi thi
tum aa gaye jo sar-e-shaam dil ko
aaj un kayaalon pe pyaar aa gayaa
hai
ye kahate rahe dil mein shab-e-gam ke saaye
chiraag-e-tamannaa koi to jalaaye
yuun chaand
chamakaa nayaa nuur lekar
umangon pe jaise nikhaar aa gayaa hai
daur-e-kizaan thaa dil ke chaman
mein