ajkal chand mujhe barabar se bitha leta hai....

chand, jo gawah hai un sunahre lamhon ka,

uski chandni me hamne saath bitaye the,

chand, jo gawah hai un tamaam geeton ka,

hath me hath liye hamne saath gaaye the,

meri nigahen tumhare chehre ki taraf uthti theen,

har taraf woh sitare bikher deta tha,

mere hont tere hoton ki taraf badhte the,

woh sharam se badlon ki ot kar leta tha,

magar zamane ko hamari khushi se kya lena,

jahaan dil nahi paison ki boli lagti hai,

bazaar me bekar aashiq ka koi kaam nahi,

chund rupyon me dulhan ki doli bikti hai,

chandni jo kabhi hamare geet gati thi,

jala rahi hai meri rooh ko dahan ki tarah,

chand jo hamari muhabbat pe rashk karta tha,

sayaah pad gaya hai chandra-graham ki tarah,

raat ki khmoshi me anginat taaron ke beech,

akela chand mera dard samajh leta hai,

bhatakti rahon me khmoshi se mera haath pakad,

ajkal chand mujhe barabar se bitha leta hai....