Kab se tha intezaar, soye pade the ye armaan,
Sooni thi galiyaan soone thei aashiyaan..
Ab halki halki khanakti hai kisi ki aahatein,
ye beqarari ka aalam, or ye khumari ka bayaan,
ab jaakar dikhte hai jaagte hue wo armaan..
Pehle paas hokar bhi dil se konso door thei,
Is berang si duniya me, chupe hue kyu thei..
Ab mile to rang aisa laga,
jaise andheri raat me jugnuo ka samaa..
Lekin ye dunia ka ajeeb hi dastoor hai,
dil ke paas hokar bhi aap humse konso door hai..
Na jaane kyu Aapse har pal baat karna,
ek dastoor sa banta ja raha hai..
intezaari ka ye aalam ab to humko,
dheere dheere nasoor karta ja raha hai..
Chahat hai agar to kuch kar ja tu,
ek baar aake mujhse mil ja tu..
Na jaane wo apka ek behta hua ashq tha,
ya uske peeche chupti hui khilti si hasi..
Ek nazar ka dhoka tha, ya apki hasi ka jhonka,
Lakho chehro me ek chehra apna sa laga,
aapko paakar aakhirkaar dil ko acha sa laga..
Aapko pyar karna sacha sa lagta hai,
din bhar apke sath rehna sapna sa lagta hai..
ye jaante hue ki ye ye sapna kacha hai,
fir bhi na jaane kyu ye sapna apna sa lagta hai...
