Kashmakash..

har manjil par kehte hein ki 'dilli abhi door hei'
Lagta hei dilli ki koi wajud nahi, yeh sirf khwab hei

Jab bhi unse milte hein dhadkane tej ho-jati hein
Juda hone ke baad, phir na milne ki kasam khate hein

Unki awaz sunte hi, man chanchal ho utha hei
Par unke paas na jane ko dil hidayat deta hei.

Nazre unko dekhne ko betaab rehti hein
Woh saamne aaye to aankhein churate hein

Chithi likh ne ko qalam bekarar beitha hei
Par qalam pakad ne ko haat tayyaar nahin hei.

Hamare dil mein kya unke liye pyaar hei
mere man ko yeh sawaal hi beimaani lagta hei

Kabhi lagta hei yeh sirf apni dil ki beimaani upaj hei
Phir soach te hein, bina aag ki dhuan bhi to nahin hoti

soach te hain unko dil ki kitab tofe mein pesh karen
Phir Darte hein, apne dil ki baat unko zahir na kardein

Tang aa chuke hein hum apne is haal se
thak chuke hain hum apne is dohre wajud se

is kashmakash se nikal ne ka koi raasta dikhaye
'Gumnaam' ke naseeb mein kya hei, kaash koi bataye