mai.n sochtaa huu.n

mai.n sochtaa huu.n

agar do raaste hote

tum tak jaane ke liye

kisii baaG me.n chahal-qadmii kii tarah

yaKH-basta pahaa.Do.n me.n

safed sura.ngo.n jaise

agar do KHvaab hote

sahmii hu.ii KHaamosh raato.n me.n

jaagne ke liye

sone ke liye

agar do jangal hote

pur-asraar bhaTakne ke liye

yaa duniyaa-daaro.n se kaTne ke liye

agar do parinde hote

mohabbat ke liye

agar do saraab hote

pyaasaa jiine ke liye

pyaasaa marne ke liye

agar do kahaaniyaa.n hotii.n

qadiim chaTTaan par kanda

naa-qaabil-e-fahm nuquush me.n madfuun

yaad karne ke liye

bhuul jaane ke liye

agar do giit hote

mere jiite jii

aaKHirii hichkii lene ke liye

yaa mere baa'd kuchh pal

mujhe rone ke liye

agar do sitaare hote

sub.h-e-kaazib kii dahliiz par

chamakne ke liye

bujhne ke liye

umr guzaar kar

mai.n sochtaa huu.n

ye mumkin nahii.n

is duniyaa kii be-intihaa.ii me.n

do chiize.n nahii.n hotii.n

sivaa.e do tanhaa.iyo.n ke

tuu

aur mai.n

mai.n sochtaa huu.n

agar do raaste hote

tum tak jaane ke liye

kisii baaG me.n chahal-qadmii kii tarah

yaKH-basta pahaa.Do.n me.n

safed sura.ngo.n jaise

agar do KHvaab hote

sahmii hu.ii KHaamosh raato.n me.n

jaagne ke liye

sone ke liye

agar do jangal hote

pur-asraar bhaTakne ke liye

yaa duniyaa-daaro.n se kaTne ke liye

agar do parinde hote

mohabbat ke liye

agar do saraab hote

pyaasaa jiine ke liye

pyaasaa marne ke liye

agar do kahaaniyaa.n hotii.n

qadiim chaTTaan par kanda

naa-qaabil-e-fahm nuquush me.n madfuun

yaad karne ke liye

bhuul jaane ke liye

agar do giit hote

mere jiite jii

aaKHirii hichkii lene ke liye

yaa mere baa'd kuchh pal

mujhe rone ke liye

agar do sitaare hote

sub.h-e-kaazib kii dahliiz par

chamakne ke liye

bujhne ke liye

umr guzaar kar

mai.n sochtaa huu.n

ye mumkin nahii.n

is duniyaa kii be-intihaa.ii me.n

do chiize.n nahii.n hotii.n

sivaa.e do tanhaa.iyo.n ke

tuu

aur mai.n