dil ko koi aazar to hota
apna koi gham-khwar to hota

sahra bhi kar lete gawara
zikr-e-dar-o-diwar to hota

saya-e-zulf-e-yar nahin tha
saya-e-yaad-e-yar to hota

aankhon se kuchh khun hi bahta
wo daman gul-kar to hota

lakh tulu-e-mehr the lekin
koi shab-bedar to hota