ab qais hai koi na koi aabla-pa hai

is tarah ishq mein barbaad nahin rah sakte

kabhi sahra mein rahte hain kabhi pani mein rahte hain

tirgi chand ko inam-e-wafa deti hai

safar nasib agar ho to ye badan kyun hai

hijr ka qissa bahut lamba nahin bas raat bhar hai

nile pile siyah surKH safed sab the shamil isi tamashe mein

kai raaton se bas ek shor sa kuchh sar mein rahta hai

kyun pareshan hua jata hai dil kya jaane

samajh sake na jise koi bhi sawal aisa

parchhaiyon ki baat na kar rang-e-haal dekh

bas ek wahm satata hai bar bar mujhe

har naqsh-e-nawa lauT ke jaane ke liye tha

wo ek shor sa zindan mein raat bhar kya tha

lakaDhaare tumhaare khel ab achchhe nahin lagte