hum kahte hain din jis ko use raat kaho ho
bar-aks mere tum to har ek baat kaho ho

is tarah se tum gham ki hikayat kaho ho
dil mera hila deti hai jo baat kaho ho

mitta hai mitane se kahin naqsh-e-mohabbat
main tum ko bhula dunga ajab baat kaho ho

auron ka fasana to maze le ke suno ho
aur meri kahani ko kharabaat kaho ho

mahfil mein mere aane se kahe ko khafa ho
lo uth ke chala jata hun kyon baat kaho ho

apna jo unhen kah diya bole wo bigad kar
munh chhota tumhaara hai badi baat kaho ho

ye silsila-e-ishq-o-mohabbat hai azal se
kyon meri mohabbat ko khurafat kaho ho

tum baith ke pite ho sar-e-rah to phir kyon
mai-khana-e-'tashna' ko kharabaat kaho ho