dil kabhee aisaa nah thaa, chaahat kabhee aisee nah thee
sozish-e-Gham, laZZat-e-furqat kabhee aisee nah thee

aarzoo aisee nah thee, Hasrat kabhee aisee nah thee
thee buree lekin miree Haalat kabhee aisee nah thee!

taNg-daamaanee ne meree raaz afshaa kar diyaa
sail-e-ashk-e-Gham! tiree shiddat kabhee aisee nah thee!

dekhtaa hooN Khud ko Hairat se maqaam-e-shauq meN
Khud-faraamoshee keh yeh a'adat kabhee aisee nah thee

i'shq kee mo'jiz-numaayee, al-amaan-o-al-Hafeez^!
:Gham kabhee aisaa nah thaa, raaHat kabahee aisee nah thee!:

kar gayee raNgeen meree daastaan-e-aarzoo
lab-kushaayee kee mujhe jur,at kabhee aisee nah thee

gardish-e-Haalaat ne taKhtah woh palTaa hai keh bas!
warnah barbaadee kee yeh Soorat kabhee aisee nah thee!

uNgliyaaN uThtee haiN "Sarwar" tujh peh ab to har ghaRee
koochah-e-ummeed meN shuhrat kabhee aisee nah thee!