doston se is qadar sadame uthae jaan par
dil se dushman kee adaavat ka gila jaata raha
lage munh bhee chidhaane dete dete gaaliyaan saahab
zabaan bigadee to bigadee thee khabar leeje dahan bigada
na gor-e-sikandar na hai qabr-e-daara
mite naamiyon ke nishaan kaise kaise
aap kee naazuk kamar par bojh padata hai bahut
badh chale hain had se gesoo kuchh inhen kam keejie
uth gaee hain saamane se kaisee kaisee sooraten
roie kis ke lie kis kis ka maatam keejie
ye aarazoo thee tujhe gul ke roo-ba-roo karate
ham aur bulabul-e-betaab guftugoo karate
na poochh haal mira chob-e-khushk-e-sahara hoon
laga ke aag mujhe kaaravaan ravaana hua
aae bhee log baithe bhee uth bhee khade hue
main ja hee dhoondata tiree mahafil mein rah gaya
be-ginatee bose lenge rukh-e-dil-pasand ke
aashiq tire padhe nahin ilm-e-hisaab ko
haajat nahin banao kee ai naazaneen tujhe
zevar hai saadagee tire rukhsaar ke lie