jaaved:
hasiin lamhe, shariir lamhe, sharmiile lamhe, jhijhakate lamhe, pighalate lamhe, dha.Dakate lamhe
mohabbat me.n guzare ye tamaam lamhe
dil kii pagaDa.nDiyo.n par apane pairo.n ke nishaan chho.D ga_e hai.n
mausam badalate hai.n, havaa_e.N chalatii hai.n
lekin ye nishaan na miTate hai.n, na halake hote hai.n

alakaa:
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n terii mujhako yaad aatii hai.n
mere dil ko ta.Dapaatii hai.n, raato.n me.n
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n biite lamhe le aatii hai.n
tasviire.n-sii ban jaatii hai.n, aa.Nkho.n me.n
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n

ko_ii banaake bahaanaa mere ghar ko teraa aanaa, har shaam milane ke li_e
o o o
halake gulaabii the vo, jo phuul tuune mujhako, ek roz laake the di_e
aur ab phuulo.n kii Kushabuu_e.N jo kahii.n aatii hai.n
mujhako tanhaa kar jaatii hai.n, raaho.n me.n
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n terii mujhako yaad aatii hai.n
mere dil ko ta.Dapaatii hai.n, raato.n me.n
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n

dariyaa kinaare the ham, saa.Nse.n thii.n maddham-maddham, chhiTakii hu_ii thii chaa.Ndanii
aa aa aa
saahil pe aatii lahare.n, thii.n jaise gaatii lahare.n, anajaanii ko_ii raaginii
aur ab saahil pe, gaatii lahare.n jo aatii hai.n
tuufaa.N jaise vo laatii hai.n, yaado.n me.n
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n terii mujhako yaad aatii hai.n
mere dil ko ta.Dapaatii hai.n, raato.n me.n
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n biite lamhe le aatii hai.n
tasviire.n-sii ban jaatii hai.n, aa.Nkho.n me.n
zaraa-zaraa-sii baate.n