jaane kya baat hai kyun garmi-e-bazar nahin
ab koi jins-e-wafa ka bhi kharidar nahin

log ek shakhs ko le jate hain maqtal ki taraf
is pe ilzam hai utna ki gunahgar nahin

zindagi zakhm sahi zakhm ka darman kije
koi is shahr mein zakhmon ka kharidar nahin

paikar-e-sher mein dhal jae kisi ka chehra
mere izhaar-e-mohabbat ka ye mear nahin

teri ek nichi nazar umr ka sarmaya hai
saqiya main tere saghar ka talabgar nahin

yun bhi hum dard ko pahlu mein chhupa lete hain
mujrim-e-shauq hain ruswa sar-e-bazar nahin

apni marzi se yahan mujh ko baha le jae
tez itni to abhi waqt ki raftar nahin

aap ke dard se rishta hai mere dil ka 'rais'
kaun kahta hai ki main aap ka gham-khwar nahin