Koi to baat hai dil mein aur itni gehri hai, Teri hansi teri ankhon tak nahin pohanchtii..

Tumhare hath ki dastak ki aas mein Mohsin, Main apne ghar se kahin bhi nahin geya barson..

Shayed khushi ka dard bhi ajaye ay nadeem, Gham bhi tu mil gaye they tamanna kiye bagair..

Waqt khush khush kaatne ka mashwra dete huye, Ro parra woh aap mujh ko hauslaa dete huye..

Har sazaa qabool ki sar jhukaa ke hum ne, Qasoor bas yeh tha ke be’qasoor they hum..

Apna saya bhi juda lagta hai apni zaat sey, Hum ney us sey dil laganey ki saza pai bohat..

Woh din kahan ke thi mujhe jeeney ki aarzoo, Phirtaa hoon ab to dil ka janaaza liye huye..

Woh aik akss ke pal bhar nazar main thehra tha, Tamaam umar ka silsilaa hai ab mere liye..

Saba ye in sey hamara payam keh dena..! Gaye ho jab sey, yahan subha-o-shaam na hui…

Jis phool k libas mein boo-e- wafa na ho. . ! Us phool ko hadood-e-chaman se nikaal de. . !

Jalanay walay jaltay hi hain charagh aakhir. . ! Ye kia kaha k lou taiz hai zamanay ki. . !

Subh k naghmon se gonjh othe biyaban e umeed, Bol othe ya sakot e sham e sehra kuch to hai.

Na rulaa na hansaa koi kahani suna de mujhko Koi jhoota hi dilaasa de, ke sula de mujh ko..

Tota tilism-e-arzo muhabbat kuch is tarha.. Phir arzo ki shama firoz’an na ker sakey!

Ajab rangon main guzri hai zindagi apni, Dilon pe raaj kia lekin muhabbat se mehroom rahe..