Shahon ki tarah thay

Shahon ki tarah thay , na ameeron ki tarah thay

Hum shehr e mohabbat k faqeron ki tarah thay

Daryaaon main hotay thay, jazeeron ki tarah thay

Sehraa main paniyon k zakhiron ki tarah thay

Afsos k samjha na humyen ahel e nazar nay

Hum waqt ki zambeel main heeron ki tarah thay

Gham tauq e gulu paaoun main zanjeer anaa ki

Azad bhi thay hum to aseeron ki tarah thay

Ab reh gay hum sirf riwayat ki soorat

Jab thay to!

Hum rang o nazaron ki tarah thay

Hairat hai k woh log bhi chor chalay hain

Jo meri hathaili main lakeeron ki tarah thay...!!!

____With Kahkashan Khan