hum pe rakhe gae ilzam na jaane kya kya
ban gae ek mohabbat ke fasane kya kya

manzil-e-dar-o-rasan qaid-e-sitam dasht-e-bala
pae hain ahl-e-mohabbat ne thikane kya kya

koi andaz-e-nadamat koi nala koi ashk
dhunde hain chashm-e-karam tu ne bahane kya kya

kabhi aandhi kabhi tufan kabhi shoale kabhi barq
mere gulshan pe bhi guzre hain zamane kya kya

daulat sabr-o-sukun gauhar-e-ashk-e-rangin
hum ne ghurbat mein lutae khazane kya kya

nazar-e-ahl-e-mohabbat hi samajh sakti hai
lab-e-khamosh pe hote hain fasane kya kya

ab mere samne jab koi gale milta hai
khinch ke aa jate hain aankhon mein zamane kya kiya

kabhi kaliyon ka tabassum kabhi taron ki chamak
dil tadapne ke bhi hote hain bahane kya kya

kabhi halka sa tabassum kabhi chinpi si nazar
hum se puchho ki lage dil pe nishane kya kya

hum khata-kar-e-mohabbat hain ye hum se puchho
husn-e-masum ko aate hain bahane kya kya

an-ginat roz khayalon ke mahal bante hain
sochta hai dil-e-betab na jaane kya kya

koi 'shaarib' koi 'mulla' koi 'ghaalib' koi 'mir'
manzil-e-ishq se guzre hain diwane kya kya