bada ajnabi sa sawal hai koi ajnabi sa jawab de
tere baad shahar-e-guman mein hai ghubar kaisa jawab de

meri tira-bakhti ki sej par teri aarzu ka malal hai
mujhe chahaton ki aman de mujhe raushni ka jawab de

tere wasl ki jo nawed ho mere roz-o-shab ki bhi ahd ho
mere dushman-e-rag-e-jaan ko gul-e-tar mein mahka jawab de

mere hum safiro azab key ye ghadi hai garche bahut kadi
magar apne apne bachao mein kuchh aap apna jawab de

mere dil mein teri wafaon ke hain sabhi charagh bujhe hue
teri aankh se meri nind ka koi khwab tuta jawab de