ab laut ke wapas mujhe jaana bhi nahin hai
wo ruth gaya hai to manana bhi nahin hai

sach hai ki nigahon se girana bhi nahin hai
palkon pe magar us ko bithana bhi nahin hai

daman pe koi dagh lagana bhi nahin hai
daman ko gunahon se bachana bhi nahin hai

ghairat ki koi kis tarah ummid rakhe ab
sab jaante hain ab wo zamana bhi nahin hai

tamil kisi hukm ki hargiz na karenge
aur pesh-e-sitam sar ko jhukana bhi nahin hai

ek bar chala jae jo daman ko chhuda kar
bhule se kabhi us ko bulana bhi nahin hai

barsat ne ye hukm hawaon ko diya tha
hai aag jahan par wahan jaana bhi nahin hai

par aankh se tapkaen lahu kis liye 'shatir'
jab ahd-e-wafa hum ko nibhana bhi nahin hai