chaha hai ajab dhang se chahat bhi ajab hai
mahbub ajab hai ye mohabbat bhi ajab hai

pallu mera thama hai kai bar khirad ne
par in dinon jazbon ki baghawat bhi ajab hai

jakda hai teri yaad ne afkar ko mere
hamdam tere jazbaat mein shiddat bhi ajab hai

qurbat ke hasin phul meri ruh pe ware
kya khub sakhi hai ye sakhawat bhi ajab hai

ek aariz-e-gul par jama shabnam sa wo qatra
kirnon se zara qabl rifaqat bhi ajab hai

lahja tera dhakka hua lagta hai ghazab ka
ghusse-bhare lahje mein hararat bhi ajab hai

chehra tera tapta hua dikhta hai tapish se
masti-bhare nainon mein shararat bhi ajab hai

bazi kabhi haari nahin zalim ne ana ki
chaalen bhi ajab us ki siyasat bhi ajab hai

khud qaid-e-wafa kat ke di us ko rihai
'bano' ye tere dil ki adalat bhi ajab hai