faqat main kyon rahun ruswa teri ruswai bhi to ho sitamgar teri mahfil mein shab-e-tanhai bhi to ho tujhe pane ki khwahish mein jo rakh de jaan bhi girwi zamane mein mere jaisa koi saudai bhi to ho main tum ko bewafa kahta hun to is mein bura kya hai ye mana main ki tum apne ho magar harjai bhi to ho main kaise dub sakta hun wafa ke khushk dariya mein tere dariya-e-ulfat mein koi gahrai bhi to ho shab-e-furqat ka har lamha sitare gin ke kata hai bichhad ke tujh se ek pal ko hamein nind aai bhi to ho main kaise man lun tu hijr mein rahta hai nam-dida teri aawaz meri tarah se bharrai bhi to ho masarrat ke tarane kya sunaen saz-e-gham par hum khushi ke git gane ke liye shahnai bhi to ho 'hilal' apne muqaddar mein nahin tha wasl-e-jaanana dua hum ne bahut ki thi magar bar aai bhi to ho