har ke baad ik nayi sahar hoti hai
har ke baad koi dawa-gar hoti hai
ye shahr jo so jaata hai thake haaron ki tarah
har subah phir se jaagti ik lashkar hoti hai
main apne aansu chhupa ke muskuraa deti hoon
har aurat ke seene mein ik samandar hoti hai
ye zindagi Sahar koi aasaan to nahin
par har ghaRi yahaan koi ujaala-gar hoti hai
har raat ke aakhir mein chhupi ek sahar hoti hai
thaki aankhon mein bhi koi nayi dopahar hoti hai
main apna shahr chhoR aayi par shahr na chhoR saka mujhe
har khwab mein vahi gali vahi ghar vahi dar hota hai
vo aurat jo chup rehti hai use kamzor na samjho
uski khamoshi mein chhupa ek samandar hota hai
chhaton pe utarti hai jab pehli kiran sahar ki
to shahr ki har khiRki mein ek chiraagh sa jalta hai
yaadon ke puraane sandooqon mein ek khushboo rehti hai
jise kholo to bachpan ka pura mausam milta hai
tere jaane ke baad bhi tu mere saath raha
har shaam chaai ki pyaali mein tera aks utra