Kuch meri jaisi kahaani thee chaand ki bhi
Aur chandni ki lauh mein hum dil jalaatay rahay
Thamm si gaee thee fizayyain bhi humein dekh kar
Naghma ghum ka sehar tak hum gun’gunaatay rahay
Bahut soona soona thaa dar-o-dewaar ghar ka
Yun tu jugno bhi aas paas tim’timaatay rahay
Khamoshi bhi cheekh pari thee raat ke san’naatay mein
Jaanay kis ko hum apna qissa sunaatay rahay
Kaun thaa pehlu mein mere aakhiri-e-shab tak
Kis ke aansoo mere daaman pe aatay rahay …