Jo shakhs sail-e-zamana ka rukh badalta raha
Bahao pr bhi ab us say baha nahin jata

Hamesha tark-e-muhabbat ka azm krtay hain
Hamesha hm say hi qaaym raha nahin jata

Ajab hai kya tujhay puhncha nahin agar zr-e-khwab
K qatilon ko kabhi khoonbaha nahin jata

Sda say khud pe raha ikhtiar lekin aaj
Woh bekali hai k hm say raha nahin jata

Aik din ki doori pr,khwab-e-wasl roshan hai
Shab hoei to aay ga dheaan mein jamal us ka

Phool, muskurahat aur chnd hsraton kay sath
Poochnay gaey hm bhi, aik roaz haal us ka

Natawan hai kuch dil bhi,kuch swal bemani
Toar kr nikal aay aur woh bhi jaal us ka?

Hm jwab kya detay, khud swal bn bethay
Is qadar achanak tha,hm say ik swal us ka

Buhat chaha jahan mein shaad hona
Muqaddar mein na tha aabaad hona

Qafas ko hm chaman hi maan laen gay
Khush aaey gr tujhay sayyaad hona

Usay hai ronaq-e-dunya say nisbat
So ab kis kay liay barbaad hona

Yeh dil hai said-e-yaad-e-yaar aisa
Na chahay ga kabhi aazaad hona

Kabhi dekhay woh apnay qasr-e-dil say
Kisi ka khanaman barbaad hona

Buhat hai,zindagi kay rastay pr
Hamein ik doosray ki yaad hona

Chashm hairan bhi hai, ehed ki paband bhi hai
Dil jisay chahta hai us say gila mand bhi hai

Poshish-e-gahm pay na itna bhi koi nazan ho
Is mein hlki si khushi ka kahin pewand bhi hai

Baray,us deed say aankhon ko mila hai kuch chaen
Lekin is dil ki tarap aaj say dochand bhi hai

Aap kay sr mein kisi aur ka soda,herat!
Jb isi sr ki hmaray liay sogand bhi hai

Raat,tnhai,taaqub mein musalsal koi chaap,
Aur jb ilm ho, aagay yeh gli band bhi hai

Nabz pr dst-e-msiha nahin,hai dst-e-hbib
Gr yeh ht jaey to ik aan mein dil band bhi hai

Jesay yeh dard say bani huwi thi
Shaam is tarah kasni huwi thi

Neend aur khwab mein thhani huwi thi
Dil ki aankhon say dushmani huwi thi

Raat ki apni roshni thi bohat
Dhoop kay jesi chandni huwi thi

Koei zi rooh door door na tha
Aur khamoshi bohat ghhani huwi thi

Kon tha bann mein bheegnay wala
Chadar-e-abr kion tani huwi thi

Goonjti thi har aik saans kay sath
Ik tamanna jo ragni huwi thi

Aik muddat kay intazar kay bad
Us darichay mein roshni huwi thi

Aaiyna kion siyah lagta tha?
Kya andheray say main bani huwi thi

Phir khizan aaei aur khizan kay bad
Khaar khilnay lagay gulab kay sath

Raat bhar toot’ti huwi neendein
Jur gaein sehr-e-mahtab kay sath

Ham sada ki tarah bujhay huway thay
Woh tha pehli si aab-o-taab kay sath

Chhoti umron ki pehli pehli baat
Kuchh takalluf say kuchh hijab kay sath

Aur phir yeh nigah-e-kheera bhi
Doob jaey gi aaftab kay sath

Raat ki tashtari mein rakhi hain
Meri aankhein kisi kay khwab kay sath

Us gali mein na koei kesay jaey
Shaam ko is dil-e-kharab kay sath

Yeh faqat rasm hi nahin ay doast!
Dil bhi shamil hai intasab kay sath

Main tumharay aks ki aarzoo mein bass aayina hi bani rahi
Kabhi tum na samnay aa sakay, kabhi mujh pay gard pari rahi

Woh ajeeb shaam thi,aaj tak meray dil mein uss ka malal hai
Meri tarah jo teri muntazir, teray rastay mein khari rahi

Kabhi waqf-e-hijr main ho gaei,kabhi khwab-e-wasl mein kho gaei
Main faqeer-e-ishq bani rahi, main aseer-e-yaad huwi rahi

Bari khamshi say sarak kay phir meray dil kay gird lipat gaei
Woh rida-e-abr-e-sfed jo sar-e-kohsar tani rahi

Huwi uss say jabb meri baat bhi,thi shareek-e-dard woh zaat bhi
To na janay kon si cheez ki meri zindgi mein kami rahi