Raat ke aanchal pe bikhra hai sitaara... Kho gaya sehra mein har ek nazaara... Dekh idhar. Kho gaya... Kashkol-e-dil mein bas tera hi sahara. Dhoondho usey! Main be-samt bhatakta hua aawaara, Mila na kahin bhi sukoon ka kinaara. Likh di hai kismat mein teri judai, Zamaane ne dekha yeh kaisa khasaara? Thaam lo! Khasaara... Dastoor-e-wafa ko nibha na sakey jo, Chiraagh-e-tamanna jala na sakey jo! Khoon-e-jigar se likhi daastaan yeh, Labon pe ruki hai meri ilteja yeh! ILTEJA HAI! Bandh-lo-hawa-ko-ya-seena-chheer-do, Meri-har-dua-ko-zanjeer-do! Zanjeer do. Bikhri hui ret pe qadam jo dhare hain... Qadam dhare! HUM TERE HI DAR PE DUHAAI BHARE HAIN! SUN TO SIKHI! MAIN BEHTA MUSAFIR TU THEHRA KINAARA! THEHRA KINAARA! DEKHA NA DIL NE KOI AUR SAHARA! TERE SANG KAT TI HAIN MERI YEH RAATEIN, HAWAON MEIN BIKHRI HAIN TERI HI BAATEIN! KINAARA MILA! Nafrat ke bazaar mein... muhabbat ka sauda. Khatam hua. Kahin kisi mod pe jab dhoop dhalegi, Meri yeh tamanna tere sang chalegi. Kaghaz ki kashti ko toofaan mila hai, Zakhm-e-judaai ko aasaam mila hai. Ruk jao! Taqdeer ke panney jo bikhre pade thhe, Hum unki hifazat mein chup-chaap khade thhe! ...khade thhe. Sab raakh hai. Kya kashti doob gayi? Nahi. Kinara saamne hai par haath bandhe hain. Chup raho abhi. ...chup raho. Tohd do yeh zanjeer! Khol do yeh rasta! SAAMNE AAO! MAIN BEHTA MUSAFIR TU THEHRA KINAARA! DEKHA NA DIL NE KOI AUR SAHARA! THEHRA KINAARA! TERE SANG KAT TI HAIN MERI YEH RAATEIN, HAWAON MEIN BIKHRI HAIN TERI HI BAATEIN! Teri hi baatein, teri hi baatein! Bas! Safar khatam hua. Kinara mil gaya.
