Aadat padh gayi hai mujhe'

Aadat padh gayi hai mujhe',
Khud ko abhi bhi jawan samajhne' ki,
Jo mujhe' kabhi bhi fateh naa kar sake',
Uss maamoli si taaqat ko bekar samajhne' ki.

Umar zaroor ho rahi hai,
Chehre' pe' raunaq par bhi asar padh raha hai,
Sar ke baal bhi ab jaa rahe' hain.

Aaine' ko jab bhi dekhta hoon,
Ek hi awaaz baar baar sunta hoon,
"Tumhari umar ho rahi hai",
Yehi baat hamesha sunta hoon.

Magar aaine' se' dooor reh kar,
Junoon rakhta hoon ab bhi,
Kaafi kuch haasil karne' ki,
"Abhi humne' kiya hi kya hai?"
Iss soch kl lekar chalte' rehne' ki.

Aaine' ko kyun itni ehmiyat doon?
Meri shakal ke' aage' isne' dekha hi kya hai?
Mere' andar jo joshila insaan hai,
Usko aaine' ne' abhi pehchaana hi kahan hai?