ab vo baaten na vo raaten na mulaaqaaten hain
mahafilen khvaab kee soorat hueen veeraan kya kya
kiya hai aane ka vaada to us ne
mere paravaradigaar aae na aae
hai qayaamat tire shabaab ka rang
rang badalega phir zamaane ka
umr bhar kee talkh bedaaree ka saamaan ho gaeen
hae vo raaten ki jo khvaab-e-pareshaan ho gaeen
kis ko fursat thee zamaane ke sitam sahane kee
gar na us shokh kee aankhon ka ishaara hota
us ke ahad-e-shabaab mein jeena
jeene vaalo tumhen hua kya hai
chaman vaalon se mujh sahara-nasheen kee bood-o-baash achchhee
bahaar aa kar chalee jaatee hai veeraanee nahin jaatee
koocha-e-husn chhuta to hue rusva-e-sharaab
apanee qismat mein jo likkhee thee vo khvaaree na gaee
soo-e-kalakatta jo ham ba-dil-e-deevaana chale
gunagunaate hue ik shokh ka afsaana chale
paarasaee kee javaan-margee na poochh
tauba karanee thee ki badalee chha gaee
sher of Akhtar Sheerani