Yu dost saare apne apne raste badal gaye,

Yu dost saare apne apne raste badal gaye,

Kuch peeche ruk gaye to kuch aage nikal gaye,

Halaat ki dhoop zara si der ko tez kya hui,

Jitne wafa ke patthar the sare pighal gaye,

Wado ke tare raato se bahar na ja sake,

Irado ke din nikalne se pehle hi dhal gaye,

Wafao ke rang shabnam ke Katro ne dho diye,

Mohabbat ke phool jazbo ki shiddat se jal gaye.

Taano ke teer duniya ki kamano pe jab chadhe,

Sabar ke daman hatho se ekdum fisal gaye,

Aankhe khuli to khwabo ko bura laga magar,

Kuch der wo reh ke khafa humse wo khud hi bahal gaye,

Pehle pehal to ajeeb lage badle hue chehre,

Fir yu hua ki waqt ke saath hum bhi sambhal gaye.