kal tak jo gulaab tere pyaar ko mehkaya karta tha,

aaj wo kisi kitab me dabkar ek adhuri kahani sunata hai,

hum to uski laali se tere hothon ko rangna chahte the,

usi ke laal rang se tera maang bharna chahte the,

kal tak jiski khushboo se mehekta tha aangan mera,

hum uski khushboo se saara jahaan mehkana chahte the,

wo gulaab jo suraj ki paawan dhup se dhul k aaya tha,

aaj murjhaake beete lamho ki katha sunaya karta hai,

duniya k saare rishte todke tujhko apnana chahte the,

hum teri mohabbat se saara jahaan rangna chahte the,

kal tak jiske khilne se chehra khil jaata tha tera,

hum tere har pal ko waisa khilta dekhna chahte the,