Hum to bachpan mein bhi akele the

Hum to bachpan mein bhi akele the
sirf dil ki galli mein khele the

ek taraf morche the palkon ke
ek taraf aasoon ke rele the

thin saji hasraten dukanon per
zindagi ke ajeeb mele the

aaj zehan-o-dil bhookon marte hain
un dinon faaqe bhi ham ne jhele the

Khud-kashi kiya Ghamon ka hal banti
maut ke apne bhi sau jhamele the 

 

Javed Akhtar