hue jab se mohabbat-ashna hum
nahin late zaban par muddaa hum

saadat hai jo ban jaen jahan mein
kisi majbur dil ka aasra hum

chalae tir chhup-chhup kar jinhon ne
karenge un ke haq mein bhi dua hum

mitega dagh-e-sajda kab jabin se
khuda jaane banenge kab khuda hum

hamare darmiyan kyun fasle hain
kabhi socha na hum ne mil ke baham

khamoshi maslak-e-sahab-dilan hai
kisi ko bhi nahin kahte bura hum

hamari ruh naghma-khwan rahegi
fana ho kar nahin honge fana hum

hamein hai e'timad apni wafa par
nahin karte kisi ka bhi gila hum

zamana-saz nikle tum to kya hai
zara si baat ko kya den hawa hum

agar izzat na di ahl-e-haram ne
utha laenge apna boriya hum

tasawwur bhi nahin baqi khushi ka
gham-e-duniya mein yun hain mubtala hum

musalsal khamushi ke baad 'rifat'
sar-e-maqtal hue hain lab-kusha hum