Raat aadhi kheench kar meri hatheli Ek ungli se likha tha pyar, tumne

Raat aadhi kheench kar meri hatheli

Ek ungli se likha tha pyar, tumne.

Faasla tha kuchh humare bistaron me

Aur charon or duniya so rahi thi.

Tarikayen hi gagan ki janti hain

Jo dasha dil ki tumhare ho rahi thi.

Main tumhare paas hokar door tumse

Adhjaga sa aur adhsoya hua sa.

Raat aadhi kheench kar meri hatheli

Ek ungli se likha tha pyar, tumne.

Ek bijli chhu gayi, sahsa jaga main

Krishnapakshi chaand nikla tha gagan me.

Is tarah karwat padi thi tum ki aansoo

Bah rahe the is nayan se us nayan me.

Main laga doon aag us sansaar me

Hai pyar jisme is tarah asamarth-kaatar.

Jaanti ho us samay kya kar guzarne ke liye

Tha kar diya taiyyaar tumne!

Raat aadhi kheench kar meri hatheli

Ek ungli se likha tha pyar, tumne.

Praath he ki oar ko hai raat chalthi

Auh ujaale mein andhera doob jaata.

Manch he poora badaltha kaun aise

kkoobiyon ke saath parde ko uttatha.

ek chehra sa laga thumne liya tha

aur meine tha utharaa ek chehra.

vo nisha ka swapn mera tha ke apne

par gazab ka tha kiya adhikaar thumne.

Raat aadhi kheench kar meri hatheli

Ek ungli se likha tha pyar, tumne.

Aur utne faasle par aaj tak

Sau yatna kar ke bhi na aye fir kabhi hum.

Phir na aya waqt waisa, fir na mauka us tarah ka

Phir na lauta chaand nirmam.

Aur apni wedna main kya bataun!

Kya nahi ye panktiyan khud bolti hain?

Bujh nahi paya abhi tak us samay jo

Rakh diya tha haath par angaar tumne.

Raat aadhi kheench kar meri hatheli,

Ek ungli se likha tha pyar, tumne.