Wo apna pataa bataana bhool gaye

jaate jaate wo humein apna pata bataana bhool gaye,
aur hum hain jo unki yaad me muskuraana bhool gaye,

mile the us khwaab se kabhi aashiqon ki mehfil mein,
ab apna ye haal hai ki mehfilon me jaana bhool gaye,

chaand si chamak thi usme suraj ke jaisa hi tez tha,
ab apna ye haal hai ki hum diyaa jalaana bhool gaye,

peenaa humein sharaab tha maikhane tak jaayen kaise,
maikhaane tak jaane ka bahaanaa banaanaa bhool gaye,

sharaabi unke honth the, nasheeli unki aankhein thi,
jab se unko dekha hai hum hosh me aanaa bhool gaye,

pehle jab hum likhte the tab ban jaate the geet magar,
jabse unko dekha hai hum ghazal hi likhnaa bhool gaye,

nikle the unko dhundne par hum kaise unko dhundenge,
dhundte dhundte unko hum apna hi thikaanaa bhool gaye...