haq vafa ke jo ham jataane lage
aap kuchh kah ke muskuraane lage
tha yahaan dil mein taan-e-vasl-e-adoo
uzr un kee zabaan pe aane lage
ham ko jeena padega furqat mein
vo agar himmat aazamaane lage
dar hai meree zabaan na khul jae
ab vo baaten bahut banaane lage
jaan bachatee nazar nahin aatee
gair ulfat bahut jataane lage
tum ko karana padega uzr-e-jafa
ham agar dard-e-dil sunaane lage
sakht mushkil hai sheva-e-tasleem
ham bhee aakhir ko jee churaane lage
jee mein hai loon raza-e-peer-e-mugaan
qaafile phir haram ko jaane lage
sirr-e-baatin ko faash kar ya rab
ahal-e-zaahir bahut sataane lage
vaqt-e-rukhsat tha sakht ‘haalee’ par
ham bhee baithe the jab vo jaane lage!