badal aaj phir barasta nahin

subahh hoti hai par kahin koi roshini nahin
aye aftaab dekh aaj teri kahin koi qadr nahin

kaisi hai chaahi ghata tere aangaan pe aaj
tere dekhne ke liye kahin koi khidaki nahin

jhankega tu aaj kahan se yeh to bata mujhko
yahan hawa ke liye bhi choda koi zariya nahin

chamak rahi aaj bijali, garaj raha hai badal
jaane phir kya soch kar yeh badal barasta nahin

intezaar mein hai yeh kiske aaj kisse maloom
kaun janega yeh raj jabtak kuch barasta nahin

yunhi chal diye woh inteezar adhoora chod kar
ki jaane kyon yeh badal aaj phir barasta nahin

aur badal ka ye dekho gumaan kaise tutt gaya
jaise unke bina iska bhi koi wajood hi nahin

baras raha hai aaj unke jaate woh kuch aise
jaise unke siwa uska ab yahan koi bhi nahin

hum inteezaar ein the iske, isse kya maloom
iski nazar mein to unke siwa 'Kapil' koi nahin