aap ne aaj ye mahfil jo sajai hui hai
baat us ki hi faqat bazm mein chhai hui hai

is qadar naz na kije ki buzurgon ne bahut
barha bazm-e-khud-arai sajai hui hai

is qadar shor hai kyun surkhi-e-akhbar pe aaj
jabki malum hai har baat banai hui hai

aaj to chain se rone do mujhe goshe mein
ek muddat pe gham-e-dil se judai hui hai

sharm mat kijiye le lije sahaara mera
mat hum ne bhi bahut aap se khai hui hai

aaj hum kyun na kahen mohr-ba-lab kyun rah jaen
mai-kade mein badi mushkil se rasai hui hai

aaj be-fikr bahut hain ki koi bar nahin
sarf arbab pe sab din ki kamai hui hai

fakhr zeba hai ki muddat pe kahin ja ke meri
ab talabgar khuda ki ye khudai hui hai