chand duba to ye saza pai
baat karne lagi hai tanhai

kar-zar-e-hayat mein aksar
hum ko apnon ne di hai ruswai

phir mile bhi to ajnabi ki tarah
kaam aai nahin shanasai

hai kahan kisht-e-kufr dasht-e-khayal
dur tak main hun aur tanhai

ek mehwar pe aa nahin sakte
wo dar-e-shauq aur jabin-sai

khar se gul juda nahin hote
baat hum ne unhen ye samjhai

zinat-e-dar hum bane lekin
aap lae hain ye qaza lai

yun bhi hota hai barha 'manzar'
nind aai magar nahin aai