% Prelude
kaun hai jisane may nahii.n chakkhii
kaun jhuuThii qasam uThaataa hai
mayakade se jo bach niakalataa hai
terii aa.Nkho.n me.n Duub jaataa hai

piye jaa rahaa huu.N, jiye jaa rahaa huu.N
jawaanii ko dhokhaa diye jaa rahaa huu.N

judaa_ii hii thaa zi.ndagii kaa muqaddar
bahut jii chukaa liijiye jaa rahaa huu.N

bahut zaKm khaaye magar raasto.n par
charaaGaa.N to kuchh kuchh kiye jaa rahaa huu.N

bhulaanaa mujhe itanaa aasaa.N na hogaa
ka_ii daastaane.n diye jaa rahaa huu.N

kashish ko_ii aisii hai jiine me.n 'aarif'
ke mar mar ke bhii mai.n jiye jaa rahaa huu.N