mai.n Khayaal huu.N kisii aur kaa

mai.n Khayaal huu.N kisii aur kaa, mujhe sochataa koii aur hai
sar-e-aaiinaa meraa aks hai, pas-e-aaiinaa koii aur hai


mai.n kisii ke dast-e-talab me.n huu.N, to kisii ke harf-e-duaa me.n
huu.N
mai.n nasiib huu.N kisii aur kaa, mujhe maa.Ngataa koii aur hai


kabhii lauT aae.N to na puuchhanaa, sirf dekhanaa ba.De Gaur se
ji.nhe.n raaste me.n Khabar huii ki ye raastaa koii aur hai


ajab aitabaar-ba-aitabaarii ke daramiyaa.N hai zi.ndagii
mai.n kariib huu.N kisii aur ke, mujhe jaanataa koii aur hai


vahii mu.nsifo.n kii rivaayate.n, vahii faisalo.n kii ibaarate.n
meraa jurm to koii aur thaa, par merii sazaa koii aur hai


terii roshanii merii Khaddo-Khaal se muKhtalif to nahii.n magar
tuu qariib aa tujhe dekh luu.N, tuu vahii hai yaa koii aur hai



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Saleem Kausar Sung by Rais Khan in the album 'Ghazals
to Remember'