Ruuh bechain hai ik dil kii aziiyat kyaa hai
dil hii sholaa hai to ye soz-e-mohabbat kyaa hai

vo mujhe bhuul gaii iskii shikaayat kyaa hai
ranj to ye hai ke ro-roke bhulaayaa hogaa

vo kahaan aur kahaan kaahif-e-Gham sozish-e-jaan
us kii rangiin nazar aur nuquush-e-hirmaan

us kaa ehsaas-e-latiif aur shikast-e-armaan
taanaazan ek zamaanaa nazar aayaa hogaa

jhuk gaii hogii javaan-saal umangon kii jabiin
mit gaii hogii lalak doob gayaa hogaa yaqiin

chhaa gayaa hogaa dhuaan ghuum gaii hogii zamiin
apane pahale hii gharonde ko jo Dhaayaa hogaa

dil ne aise bhii kuchh afsaane sunaaye honge
ashk aankhon ne piye aur na bahaaye honge

band kamare men jo Khat mere jalaaye honge
ek-ik harf jabiin par ubhar aayaa hogaa

us ne ghabaraake nazar laakh bachaaii hogii
miTake ik naqsh ne sau shaql dikhaaii hogii

mez se jab merii tasviir hataaii hogii
har taraf mujh ko tadaptaa huaa paayaa hogaa

bemahal chhed pe jazbaat ubal aaye honge
Gham pashemaan tabassum men Dhal aaye honge

naam par mere jab aansuu nikal aaye honge
sar na kaandhe se sahalii ke uthaayaa hogaa

zulf zid kar ke kisii ne jo banaaii hogii
ruuthw jalvon pe Khizaan aur bhii chhaaii hogii

barq ashvon ne kaii din na giraaii hogii
rang chehare pe kaii roz na aayaa hogaa

hoke majaboor mujhe us ne bhulaayaa hogaa
zahar chup kar ke davaa jaan ke Khaayaa hogaa