ham se kahate hain chaman vaale gareebaan-e-chaman
tum koee achchha sa rakh lo apane veeraane ka naam
miree jaan aaj ka gam na kar ki na jaane kaatib-e-vaqt ne
kisee apane kal mein bhee bhool kar kaheen likh rakhee hon masarraten
ham aise saada-dilon kee niyaaz-mandee se
buton ne kee hain jahaan mein khudaiyaan kya kya
yoon saja chaand ki jhalaka tire andaaz ka rang
yoon faza mahakee ki badala mire hamaraaz ka rang
in mein lahoo jala ho hamaara ki jaan o dil
mahfil mein kuchh charaag farozaan hue to hain
tum aae ho na shab-e-intizaar guzaree hai
talaash mein hai sahar baar baar guzaree hai
raqs-e-may tez karo saaz kee lay tez karo
soo-e-may-khaana safeeraan-e-haram aate hain
agar sharar hai to bhadake jo phool hai to khile
tarah tarah kee talab tere rang-e-lab se hai
ham ahal-e-qafas tanha bhee nahin har roz naseem-e-subh-e-vatan
yaadon se moattar aatee hai ashkon se munavvar jaatee hai
sab qatl ho ke tere muqaabil se aae hain
ham log surkh-roo hain ki manzil se aae hain