ishq hai vahshat hai kyā hai kuchh patā to chāhiye
kyā kahūñ maiñ us se āḳhir mudda.ā to chāhiye
darguzar kar mere mālik tū nazar aatā nahīñ
sar jhukāne ke liye koī patā to chāhiye
raat kī palkeñ bhī ḳhālī ghar ke āñgan kī tarah
raushnī ke vāste koī diyā to chāhiye
sar-ḳhamīda shahr meñ us ke harīm-e-nāz tak
bū-e-gul ke vāste dast-e-sabā to chāhiye
ḳhat-kashīda saarī tahrīreñ usī ke naam haiñ
harf-e-haq ko izn de saut-o-sadā to chāhiye
raat kī shāḳhoñ pe kuchh ḳhvāboñ ke gul-būTe sajā
jāgtī āñkhoñ ko āḳhir aasrā to chāhiye