tumako dekhaa to ye Khayaal aayaa

tumako dekhaa to ye Khayaal aayaa
zindagii dhuup tum ghanaa saayaa 

aaj phir dil ne ek tamannaa kii
aaj phir dil ko hamane samajhaayaa 

tum chale jaaoge to soche.nge
hamane kyaa khoyaa, hamane kyaa paayaa 

ham jise gunagunaa nahii.n sakate
vaqt ne aisaa giit kyuu.N gaayaa

-Javed Akhtar

ham to bachapan me.n bhii akele the

ham to bachapan me.n bhii akele the
sirf dil kii galii me.n khele the

ek taraf morche the palako.n ke
ek taraf aa.Nsuuo.n ke rele the

thii.n sajii hasarate.n duukaano.n par
zindagii ke ajiib mele the

aaj zehan-o-dil bhuuko.n marate hai.n
un dino.n faake bhii ham ne jhele the

Khud-kashii kyaa Gamo.n kaa hal banatii
maut ke apane bhii sau jhamele the

-Javed Akhtar

main aur merii aavaragii

phirate hai.n kab se dar_ba_dar ab is nagar ab us nagar

ek duusare ke ham_safar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii
naa aashanaa har rah_guzar naa mehar_baa.N hai ek nazar
jaaye.n to ab jaaye.n kidhar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

ham bhii kabhii aabaad the aise kahaa.N bar_baad the
bifikr the aazaad the masaruur the dil_shaad the
vo chaal aisi chal gayaa ham bujh gaye dil jal gayaa
nikale jalaa ke apanaa ghar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

vo maah-e-vash vo maah-e-ruuh vo maah-e-kaamil huu_ba_huu
thii.n jis kii baate.n kuu_ba_kuu us se ajab thii guftaguu
phir yuu.N huaa vo kho ga_ii aur mujh ko zid sii ho ga_ii
laaye.nge us ko Dhuu.ND kar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

ye dil hii thaa jo sah gayaa vo baat aisii kah gayaa
kahane ko phir kyaa rah gayaa ashko.n kaa dariyaa bah gayaa
jab kah kar vo dil_bar gayaa tee liye mai.n mar gayaa
rote hai.n us ko raat bhar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

ab Gam uThaaye.n kis liye ye dil jalaaye.n kis liye
aa.Nsuu bahaaye.n kis liye yuu.N jaa.N gavaaye.n kis liye
peshaa na ho jis kaa sitam Dhuu.Nde.nge ab aisaa sanam
ho.nge kahii.n to kaar_gar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

aasaar hai.n sab khoT ke imkaan hai.n sab choT ke
ghar band hai.n sab koT ke ab Khatm hai sab ToTake. 
qismat kaa sab ye khel hai andher hii andher hai
aise hue hai.n be_asar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

jab ham_dam-o-ham_raaz thaa tab aur hii andaaz thaa
ab soz hai tab saaz thaa ab sharm hai tab naaz thaa
ab mujh se ho to ho bhii kyaa hai saath vo to vo bhii kyaa
ek behunar ek besabar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

-Javed Akhtar

dard ke phuul bhii khilate hai.n bikhar jaate hai.n

dard ke phuul bhii khilate hai.n bikhar jaate hai.n
zaKhm kaise bhii ho.n kuchh roz me.n bhar jaate hai.n

us dariiche me.n bhii ab ko_ii nahii.n aur ham bhii
sar jhukaa_e hu_e chup-chaap guzar jaate hai.n

raastaa roke kha.Dii hai yahii ulajhan kab se
ko_ii puuchhe to kahe.n kyaa ki kidhar jaate hai.n

narm aavaaz bhalii baate.n mohazzab lahaje
pahalii baarish me.n hii ye rang utar jaate hai.n

-Javed Akhtar

dard apanaataa hai paraa_e kaun

dard apanaataa hai paraa_e kaun
kaun sunataa hai aur sunaa_e kaun

kaun doharaa_e vo puraanii baat
Gam abhii soyaa hai jagaa_e kaun

vo jo apane hai.n kyaa vo apane hai.n
kaun dukh jhele aazamaa_e kaun

ab sukuu.N hai to bhuulane me.n hai
lekin us shaKhs ko bhulaa_e kaun

aaj phir dil hai kuchh udaas udaas
dekhiye aaj yaad aa_e kaun

-Javed Akhtar