Lab-e Khaamosh se afshaa hogaa,
raaz har rang me.n rusvaa hogaa 

dil ke sahraa me.n chalii sard havaa,
abr gul_zaar pe barsaa hogaa ,

tum nahii.n the to sar-e-baam-e-Khayaal,
yaad kaa ko_ii sitaaraa hogaa ,

kis tavaqqo pe kisii ko dekhe.n,
ko_ii tum se bhii hasii.n kyaa hogaa ,

ziinat-e-halqaa-e-aaGhosh bano,
duur baiThoge to charchaa hogaa ,

zulmat-e-shab me.n bhii sharmaate ho,
dard chamkegaa to phir kyaa hogaa ,

jis bhii fan_kaar kaa shaahkaar ho tum,
us ne sadiyo.n tumhe.n sochaa hogaa ,

kis qadar karb se chaTakii hai kali,
shaaKh se gul ko_ii TuuTaa hogaa ,

umr bhar roye faqat is dhun me.n,
raat biitii to ujaalaa hogaa ,

saarii duniyaa hame.n pahchaantii hai,
ko_ii ham-saa bhii na tanhaa hogaa .