ji to ye chahta hai mar jaen

har ek shaKHs mera shahr mein shanasa tha

is KHauf mein ki khud na bhaTak jaen rah mein

harim-e-naz ke parde mein jo nihan tha kabhi

aaj maghmum kyun ho ai taban

samajh se kaam jo leta har ek bashar taban

ye yaqin hai ki meri ulfat ka

tumhein dil de to de taban ye Dar hai

tu us nigah se pi waqt-e-mai-kashi taban

hanste hanste nikal paDe aansu

KHushi ki baat aur hai ghamon ki baat aur

dil hai pareshan unki KHatir

aaega wo din hamari zindagi mein bhi zarur

shayad aa jae kabhi dekhne wo rashk-e-masih

kisi ki barq-e-nazar se na bijliyon se jale