kab gawara thi zamane ki koi baat mujhe
wo to le aai yahan gardish-e-haalat mujhe

rok sakti hun use roz-e-qayamat tak bhi
sang tere jo mile pyar ki ek raat mujhe

aakhiri gam talak jit hi samjhi main ne
badi tadbir se lai hai meri mat mujhe

log jis kar-e-aziyyat mein mare jate hain
zinda rakhte hain wahi hijr ke lamhat mujhe

tum se milne ke liye roz padha karti thi
ab bichhad ne hi nahin detin ye aayat mujhe

lafz honton se nikalte hue mar jate hain
us se aati hi nahin karni shikayat mujhe