hum kabhi to

hum kabhi to bin parde ke ro lete
man halka hota to shayad jee lete
roz dekhte hain woh muskurate hue
gumnasheen hote to saath ro lete

hum kis_se kehte gum-e-arzoo apni
woh humnasheen hote to samajh lete
kya hai bilakhti zindagi mein rakha
woh gumnisaar hote to hansa dete

hum kaise umeed karte sang-dil se
woh dil hote to kabke samaa lete
meri kisi arzoo ki kya qudr jaanib
dilruba hote to saath nibha lete

kuch raste mein aaisa aaya to nahin
phir kaise hum unhe haath bada lete
aaj char kadam bhi saath na de sake
woh humsafar hote to haath bada lete

hum dard-e-dil liye firte hain aawara
Kapil kaise unse awaargi chupa lete
na thi koi umeed dil-e-aashna ki to
phir kaise is shahar ashna bana lete