Tasveerein

Tasviren hee hain baaqi

Aur dhundli see yaaden

Lafzon mein naa ho paae

Bayaan ankahee ye baathen

Kya vahaan bhee ek jahaan hai

Jahaan dil mein aramaan hain?

Milne kee bhee hai khwaahishen

Ya badh chukaa kaaravaan hai?

Kaun jaane aage kya hoga

Rahaguzar saath ya juda hoga

Par itana to zarur samajh gae, ai zindagi

Rahaguzar hee rahaguzar hoga

Ulajh sa gaya hoon, sulajhane kee is jadd-o-jahad mein

Kho diya hai khud ko behatari kee is justaju mein

Jitna jaanoon, utana apnaanaa chaahoon

Par kyun maharoom hue jaaoon apanae itmaad se is aarazoo-a/e-danish mein

Yoon to bahut himmat thi

Apanee salaahiyat par itmaad bhee tha

Vaqt tha, sukoon tha

Par kuch bujh sa gaya hoon, roshan hone kee is khwaahish mein

Bahut kuch paa kar bhee adhoora hoon

Kabhi tut jaataa hoon, kabhi pooraa hoon

Dil dhoondta hai aaj bhee kaandhe par us haath ko

Bas tasaveeren liye ye adhooree kahaani jee raha hoon

Tasviren hee hain baaqi

Aur dhundli see yaaden

Lafzon mein ho paae

Bayaan ankahee ye baathen

Kaun jaane aage kya hoga

Rahaguzar saath ya juda hoga

Par itana to zarur samajh gae, ai zindagi

Rahaguzar hee rahaguzar hoga