aankhen use dhundengi tamasha nahin hoga
wo dekhenge hum jo kabhi dekha nahin hoga

ek khwab zar-o-sim se ghar bhar gae sare
ab koi yahan nind ka mara nahin hoga

dil hoga nahin hoga kisi yaad ka maskan
so baam-e-talab par koi chehra nahin hoga

hum honge nahin honge tere sham-o-sahar mein
lekin tujhe is baat ka dhadka nahin hoga

ye sar ki bhara hoga farawani-e-shab se
phir ta-ba-abad dil mein ujala nahin hoga

ye khwab sa manzar hai bas ek umr ka mehman
phir hashr talak is ka nazara nahin hoga

phir kis liye hum zahmat-e-ummid uthaen
is shahar mein jab koi bhi tujh sa nahin hoga

bhar jaenge ek roz sabhi ghaw hamare
ai dard-e-mohabbat tera chaara nahin hoga