ba-rang-e-shama ro-ro kar basar ki
shab-e-gham is tarah hum ne sahar ki

bataen kya ki kis ne le liya dil
khuda jaane ki aafat thi kidhar ki

kahan tak saqiya jaur-e-taghaful
khabar le apne mast-e-be-khabar ki

na rulwae kahin khun hasrat-e-dil
hansi achchhi nahin zakhm-e-jigar ki

luta pahlu mein dil baithe ho 'taufiq'
khabar bhi hai tumhein kuchh apne ghar ki