fasil-e-jaan ke qaidi hain magar ye dhyan rakkha hai
hawa ke waste hum ne dar-e-imkan rakkha hai

saja sakte the yaadon ke kai chehre kai paikar
magar kuchh soch kar hum ne ye ghar viran rakkha hai

hamein shauq-e-aziyyat hai wagarna is zamane mein
teri yaaden bhulane ko bahut saman rakkha hai

teri jholi mein la dalenge qarze is mohabbat ke
ki hum shorida-sar hain kab koi ehsan rakkha hai

shab-e-hijran mein dar aati hain kaise ye mulaqaten
tamasha-ha-e-khalwat ne hamein hairan rakkha hai

tumhein ye manna hoga ki hum ne apne lab si kar
sukut-e-shab ki mutthi mein koi tufan rakkha hai

jo ho yaro ba-har-surat charaghon ko jalana hai
hawaen kitni barham hain ye hum ne jaan rakkha hai