Kaise kah duu.N ki mulaaqaat nahii.n hotii hai, 
roz milate hai.n magar baat nahii.n hotii hai,
aap lillaah na dekhaa kare.n aaiinaa kabhii, 
dil kaa aa jaanaa ba.Dii baat nahii.n hotii hai,
chhup ke rotaa huu.N terii yaad me.n duniyaa bhar se, 
kab merii aa.Nkh se barasaat nahii.n hotii hai,
haal-e-dil puuchhane vaale terii duniyaa me.n kabhii, 
din to hotaa hai magar raat nahii.n hotii hai,
jab bhii milate hai.n to kahate hai.n kaise ho "Shakeel", 
is se aage to koii baat nahii.n hotii hai.
 



Ha.ngaamaa-e-Gham se ta.ng aakar izhaar-e-musarrat kar baiThe, 
mashahuur thii apanii zi.ndaadilii daanistaa sharaarat kar baiThe,
[izhaar-e-musarrat=show off happiness; daanistaa=knowlingly]
koshish to bahot kii hamane magar paayaa na Gham-e-hastii kaa mafar, 
viiraanii-e-dil jab had se ba.Dii ghabaraa ke mohabbat kar baiThe,
[mafar=hiding place]
nazaro.n se na karate pursish-e-Gham Khaamosh hii rahanaa bahatar thaa, 
diivaano ko tumane chhe.D diyaa wallaah qayaamat kar baiThe,
[pursish=inquire]
har chiiz nahii.n ek markaz par ek roz idhar ik roz udhar, 
nafrat se na dekho dushman ko shaayad ye mohabbat kar baiThe.