Jo guzar gaya woh lamha tha

Jo guzar gaya woh lamha tha
Woh lamha ab fana hua
Jo bach gaya so haal hai
Naam mustaqbil ka kal hua

Us kal ka aaj kisey pata
Na aya jo na hum ne dekha
Jo zulmaton men lipta ho
Siyah jis ki ho qaba

Maazi na mustaqbil koi
Jalwa na mehfil koi
Jeena is lamhe men hai
Girdaab ho ya sahil koi

Ret aur khaak ki dher hai dunya
Atish fishaan, her pher hai dunya
Gardishon ka khel hai sab
Bas shaam o shab aur saver hai dunya

Deekhlaati hai sab ko khwaab yeh dunya
Haqeeqat nahin saraab yeh dunya
Gumraah kare yeh sab ko ‘sahil’
Phir maangti hai hisaab yeh dunya

Ashok sawhny sahil