jab jab bhi hum ne ham-nashin dil ka kaha nahin kiya
aisa laga hai zindagi ka haq ada nahin kiya

kahne ko yun to aap se shikwe hazar the magar
hum ne kabhi khilaf-e-dil koi gila nahin kiya

dil ke muamlat the dil mein hi dafn kar liye
us bewafa se hum ne phir zikr-e-wafa nahin kiya

kuchh to hua zarur hai hum se agar khafa hai wo
hum ne to jaan-bujh kar us ko khafa nahin kiya

kar-e-jahan mein khub-tar guzri hai apni zindagi
lekin ye dil pe bojh hai kar-e-khuda nahin kiya

tanhaiyon mein khud se hi hum mahw-e-guftugu rahe
us ke siwa kisi se phir ahd-e-wafa nahin kiya

aisa bhi daur-e-zist tha shah-rag se wo qarib tha
ab hai wo be-niyaz to hum ne pata nahin kiya

aaenge laut kar wo hi dil ko yaqin tha is liye
hum ne kisi ke waste darwaza wa nahin kiya