jab se ye ijtinab hai pyare
dil ko aur iztirab hai pyare

ab jo tera itab hai pyare
zindagi kaamyab hai pyare

yun taghaful-shiar ban jaana
kya wafa ka jawab hai pyare

han tera is mein kuchh qusur nahin
meri qismat kharab hai pyare

aa ki tere baghair ab meri
zindagani azab hai pyare

main sarapa nigah-e-shauq hun aur
tu mujassam shabab hai pyare

tujh se milne bhi to nahin deta
ye zamana kharab hai pyare

ishq bhi be-nazir hai wallah
husn gar la-jawab hai pyare

jo na parde mein bhi tujhe chhode
wo nazar kaamyab hai pyare

jis pe teri nazar ho wo zarra
rashk-e-sad-aftab hai pyare

apne 'talat' ki qadr jaan ki wo
tera khana-kharab hai pyare