kis qayamat ki ghata chhai hai
dil ki har chot ubhar aai hai

dard badnam tamanna ruswa
ishq ruswai hi ruswai hai

us ne phir yaad kiya hai shayad
dil dhadakne ki sada aai hai

zulf o rukhsar ka manzar tauba
sham aur subh ki yakjai hai

hum se chhup chhup ke sanwarne wale
chashm-e-aina tamashai hai

dil tamanna se hai kitna be-zar
thokaren kha ke samajh aai hai

tum se 'mahir' ko nahin koi gila
us ne qismat hi buri pai hai