Ek manhoos si udaasi hai basi mann me aaj,
na jaane is mehfil mein aaj kya ho gaya,
samaa to khushnuma hi lagta hai kal ki tarah,
kal to tha mai bhi khush, aaj na jaane ye kya ho gaya.
Zabardasti ek laata hu muskaan chehre par,
agle pal roothke wo bhi chali jaati hai,
zindagi ki ye kaisi kashmkash hai, samajh na aaye,
khushi ke mandap me gamon ki baaraat chali aati hai.
Dekhta hu aaine me khud ki tasveer mai jab,
to beete kal ki ek jhalak dikh jaati hai,
raat bhar baaton ki jo dunia thi kal,
aaj unhe dekhkar aankhein nam ho jaati hain.
na jaane is mehfil mein aaj kya ho gaya,
samaa to khushnuma hi lagta hai kal ki tarah,
kal to tha mai bhi khush, aaj na jaane ye kya ho gaya.
Zabardasti ek laata hu muskaan chehre par,
agle pal roothke wo bhi chali jaati hai,
zindagi ki ye kaisi kashmkash hai, samajh na aaye,
khushi ke mandap me gamon ki baaraat chali aati hai.
Dekhta hu aaine me khud ki tasveer mai jab,
to beete kal ki ek jhalak dikh jaati hai,
raat bhar baaton ki jo dunia thi kal,
aaj unhe dekhkar aankhein nam ho jaati hain.
