mujhe kal ke vaade pe karate hain rukhsat
koee vaada poora hua chaahata hai
taazeer-e-jurm-e-ishq hai be-sarfa mohatasib
badhata hai aur zauq-e-gunah yaan saza ke baad
sakht mushkil hai sheva-e-tasleem
ham bhee aakhir ko jee churaane lage
rona hai ye ki aap bhee hansate the varna yaan
tan-e-raqeeb dil pe kuchh aisa giraan na tha
yaaraan-e-tez-gaam ne mahamil ko ja liya
ham mahav-e-naala-e-jaras-e-kaaravaan rahe
gul-o-gulacheen ka gila bulabul-e-khush-lahaja na kar
too giraftaar huee apanee sada ke bais
har samt gard-e-naaqa-e-laila buland hai
pahunche jo hausala ho kisee shahasavaar ka
kuchh hansee khel sanbhalana gam-e-hijraan mein nahin
chaak-e-dil mein hai mire jo ki garebaan mein nahin