

Yeh sheher, yeh raatein,
yeh tanha samaa,
Har chehre mein dhoondhun
tera hi nishaan.
Sab kuch hai paas,
phir bhi dil kyun kahe,
Jahaan tu nahi, woh ghar sa na lage.
In khaali sadkon pe tera nishaan,
Har mod pe jaise tera hi jahaan.
Aankhon mein neendein, labon pe sawaal,
Teri yaadon se roshan har raat,
har shaam. Main khud se bhi milna bhool sa gaya,
Har khwaab kahin peeche chhoot sa gaya.
Tu saamne aaya toh jaana maine,
Dil ghar se nahi,
tujhse juda.
Teri baaton mein shaam dhal jaaye,
Teri aankhon mein dil thehar jaaye.
Jo sukoon kahin milta nahi,
Woh tere paas aake mil jaaye.
Tu paas ho toh har pal ghar sa lage,
Bujhta hua dil phir se jalta lage.
Teri hansi se har mausam saje,
Tere bina yeh sheher bhi tanha lage.
Tu paas ho toh raasta mil jaaye,
Khoya hua dil bhi sambhal jaaye.
Duniya mujhe chahe jahaan le chale,
Dil laut ke bas tere paas aaye.
Tu ghar sa lage,
tu ghar sa lage,
Dil ko tere naam ka raasta mile.
Tu ghar sa lage,
tu ghar sa lage,
Tere paas aake jahaan sa lage.
Woh der talak teri baat karna,
Bin baat ke hansna,
phir chup rehna. Woh chhoti si duniya,
woh chhota jahaan, Tere saath guzre toh ruk jaaye samaa.
Na chaand ki chaahat,
na taaron ki zid,
Na duniya se maangu main khushiyon ki had.
Bas itna sa sapna hai dil mein mere,
Har subah ho meri,
har shaam ho teri.
Teri hansi se din nikhar jaaye,
Teri khamoshi bhi samajh mein aaye.
Jo lafzon mein keh paaya nahi,
Woh aankhon se tujh tak pahunch jaaye.
Tu paas ho toh har pal ghar sa lage,
Bujhta hua dil phir se jalta lage.
Teri hansi se har mausam saje,
Tere bina yeh sheher bhi tanha lage.
Tu paas ho toh raasta mil jaaye,
Khoya hua dil bhi sambhal jaaye.
Duniya mujhe chahe jahaan le chale,
Dil laut ke bas tere paas aaye.
Kal raaste badlein, mausam badal jaaye,
Waqt ke saath har chehra badal jaaye.
Phir bhi yeh dil ek baat kahe,
Teri jagah koi aur na le.
Agar phir se shuru mujhe karna pade,
Naye raaston pe akele chalna pade,
Main phir bhi wahi
raah chunoon, Jis raah pe tera milna likha ho.
Kyunki ghar koi deewaar nahi,
Koi chhat hi ghar ka sansaar nahi.
Jahaan dil ko khud se darr na lage,
Shayad wahi jagah ghar sa lage.
Tu paas ho toh har pal ghar sa lage,
Bujhta hua dil phir se jalta lage.
Teri hansi se har mausam saje,
Tere bina yeh sheher bhi tanha lage.
Tu paas ho toh raasta mil jaaye,
Khoya hua dil bhi sambhal jaaye.
Duniya mujhe chahe jahaan le chale,
Dil laut ke bas tere paas aaye.
Yeh sheher, yeh raatein,
ab apni si lagein,
Tere saath saare raaste apne se lagein.
Agar koi poochhe sukoon kya hai…
Bas tu…
Tu ghar sa lage.