bata ai mauj-e-dil hone ko hai kya mata-e-naqd-e-jaan khone ko hai kya thakan se chur kyon sara badan hai safar ka ikhtitam hone ko hai kya hamein kyon nind si aane lagi hai shab-e-hijran sahar hone ko hai kya khuda aabaad rakkhe aap ka gham na ho ye gham to phir rone ko hai kya zamin banjar na dana hai na pani tamanna ke siwa bone ko hai kya hum apna bojh ab tak dho rahe hain tumhaara bojh bhi dhone ko hai kya ganwa di zindagi kar-e-abas mein hamare pas ab khone ko hai kya jo hona tha wo sab kuchh ho chuka hai na jaane aur ab hone ko hai kya zamin khamosh hai aur aasman chup kisi din dekhna hone ko hai kya