ai ishq is qafas se mujhe ab rihai de
dekhun jidhar mujhe tera jalwa dikhai de

shahar-e-shab-e-firaq ke gahre sukut mein
apni sada mujhe bhi kabhi to sunai de

yaad-e-habib mujh ko bhi ab mujh se kar juda
mujh ko hujum-e-dard mein meri ikai de

kab se main khamushi ke nagar mein muqim hun
lekin ye kaun hai jo yahan bhi sunai de

zulmat-zadon ko jada-o-manzil ki kya khabar
tarik raston mein bhala kya sujhai de

qatre mein maujzan hai samundar hi har jagah
ab wo mujhe faraaz-e-ufuq tak rasai de

maqtal mein kaise chhod ke rahen badal gaya
yarab kisi sanam ko na aisi khudai de