Woh musaafir thaa

aasaan nahi milan fir se, ek baar bichhad jaane ke baad
musaafir waapas nahi aataa, ek baar guzar jaane ke baad

woh musaafir thaa, use kuch pal hi saath nibhaanaa thaa
raat ke khatam hote hi use bahut duur chale jaanaa thaa

aayaa thaa kuch pal, woh thakaan duur karne apni yahaan
kab kahaa thaa usne, ki yeh uskaa aakhri thikaanaa thaa

waaqif thaa taaqat se samundar ki lehron ke main, lekin
meri naasamjhi mujhe ret se hi apnaa ghar banaanaa thaa

usne to kahaa bhi nahi kabhi, 'Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai'
magar kyun main samajh baithaa, kyaa main deewaanaa thaa

jab bhi kabhi likhi jaayegi kahaani meri, log kahenge ki
mohabbat mein shamaa ke jalne waalaa, woh parwaanaa thaa

kismat ne mere hi, thaa mazaakh achchaa mere saath kiyaa
use dil tod jaanaa thaa, dekh kar mujhe muskuraanaa thaa