Khuli aankhein rakh, kuch toh umeed hogi,
Band aankhein sapne dekh, sukoon ki neend hogi?

Ladh Jhagad sambhal kar guzar rahe yeh haalat,
Kaun Kitni kya kiss zariye kare yeh vakalat,
Kaise shuru ki thi gir kar na uthne ki Himakat,
Mann mein josh, Baaton mein Hosh aur meri Umeed ki Taakat.

Dil mein Umaang liye ,chale anjaan raaste,
Pahad jaisi manzil, pahunch rhe thakte thakte,
Asaan na tha na hoga, yeh safar katega larkharte larkharte,
Mushkilon ka hoga samna haaste haaste kyunki hum apni Umeed se pakke.

Shuruwat mein samajh ke pare lage Faisle,
Na hi rukenge phir bhi, the buland hosle,
Bhrastachari, Dhokebaazi yeh sab na apne chochle,
Jo na samjh sake yeh baat, vo Umeed se nikle khokle.

Karawaan yeh zari hua apne kadmo ke dum par,
Kayam tha maksad par mann mein sankoch aur thode num,
Yeh dastur hai kuch haasil karne ka, is baat kya ghum?
Darr bhi tha, Utsukta bhi, Umeed kabhi na hui kam.

Darwaazo par dar dar jakar di Pukar,
Din guzre raat guzre na kam hua yeh bhukhar,
Mann mein Atal, Vaadon se Satak, Kaun ab mann le haar,
Pyaar Yaar Tyohar sab ek taraf the, dusri taraf Umeed ka bohchar.

Kar lenge apna jo socha phir samjha,
Ab chahe Tutte chetawani ka pahad, mjhe na thamna,
Shuruwat se dil mein thi ek chhoti si tamanna,
Ab toh chal hi diye hum, Umeed apni saath phir kya hi darna?

Khuli aankhein rakh, kuch toh umeed hogi,
Band aankhein sapne dekh, sukoon ki neend hogi?