hum ko khulus-e-dil ka kisi ne sila diya hai
ek tu ne gham diya hai so wo bhi kya diya hai

shahr-e-nigar-e-dil hai aatish-kade ki surat
mausam ne is baras bhi tohfa bada diya hai

hum se nihaal-e-gulshan rangin-nafas hue hain
dast-e-saba ko hum ne rang-e-hina diya hai

apnon ki justuju hai apne magar kahan hain
logon ne jaane hum ko kis ka pata diya hai

jaan warte usi par wo qadr-dan jo hota
bas pas tha jo apne wo sab luta diya hai

aisi hawa mein tanha kyun chhodte ho us ko
yaro 'khalil' ab tak jalta hua diya hai