Dard se ab likhna chaaha to dard hamare paas nahin
Dard kabhi phir aayega dard bhi isi aas ka hai.
Ruh ke saaz bajen bhi to dil unhen sunta nahin
Ullaas nagri ki tafri men kuchh shor sharaba aisa hai
Kuchh aisi duniya dekhi jo sach nahin sapna hai
Drishya kuchh aisa dekha jis men kafi keval apna hai.
Khayal aaya un aankhon ka jinhone yeh sab dikhlaya
Inhone hi ek band se dil ko khilne ke liye phuslaya.
Jab dil ki mahak aur jag ki chahak men taal-mel badhne laga
Jab dukh ka dhong udasi ke sandhya ke saath dhalne laga
Ast hua tapta suraj aur taron ki manohar bhor hui
Pehle bhi suraj tha, tare the - par ab man ki prithvi hai ghoomi hui.
Chandraman ke pehloo men afsos ko gumshuda paya
Par raat ki is roshni ke strot ki yaad ko taaza paya.
Zindagi ke is safar men apni chaal ko badalta paya
Natak bhi main, darshak bhi main, nideshak bhi khud ko paya.

When I wanted to write in pain, then pain I did not have
Pain will come again, this hope pains too.
When the instruments of the soul play, the heart wouldn't listen
In the glitter of the city of joy the noise levels are such.
Such a world was seen that is not true but a dream
A scene was seen in which a lot was only my own.
A thought came of those eyes that had made me see all this
It was these that convinced a shy and locked heart to blossom.
When the fragrance of the heart and the pleasantry of the world began to get
along well together
When the farce of sadness and the sadness' evening come to an end together
When the oppressive sun sets and the pleasing stars dawn.
Earlier too there were the sun and the stars - but now the earth of the mind
has turned around.
In the vicinity of the moon moroseness is lost
But the source of the lights of this night and its memories are still fresh
In this travel of life I found my gait changing step
I am the drama, the audience and I found myself to be the director as well