khayal mein ek na ek maze ki nai kahani hai aur hum hain
abhi tamanna hai aur dil hai abhi jawani hai aur hum hain

ghariq-e-bahr-e-sitam na kyun hon ye jaan-fishani hai aur hum hain
ki aap hain aap ki chhuri hai chhuri ka pani hai aur hum hain

dam-e-akhir us ko ab na sochen ye sochna chahiye tha pahle
maal kya hoga zindagi ka jahan-e-fani hai aur hum hain

ye ishq par husn ki inayat ye husn se ishq ki iradat
hamari hasrat hai aur tu hai teri jawani hai aur hum hain

nigah-e-ulfat bhi ho chali kuchh sitam bhi karne laga wo zalim
agar yahi mehrbaniyan hain to kaamrani hai aur hum hain

ada ne chheda nazar ne taka sitam ne luta ghazab ne mara
zaban jab se khuli hamari yahi kahani hai aur hum hain

baqa ka charcha jahan bhar mein magar baqa se jahan khali
khayal-e-aish-e-mudam kaisa jahan-e-fani hai aur hum hain

abhi se tauba abhi se taqwa abhi se kya fikr-e-din-o-uqba
nai umangen nai tarangen nai jawani hai aur hum hain

pahunch pahunch kar falak par aahen karen na anjum mein kyun izafa
ki sham se subh tak shab-e-gham sharar-fishani hai aur hum hain

kise tawaqqo na aaenge wo yaqin kise tha bulaenge wo
ye khas un ki hai mehrbani ki mehrbani hai aur hum hain

utha hi denge naqab apni dikha hi denge wo apna jalwa
nibhegi kab tak ye lan-tarani ye lan-tarani hai aur hum hain

bhare hue chashm-e-tar mein aansu jigar mein bhadki hui tap-e-gham
ye aag hai aur ye hai pani ye aag pani hai aur hum hain

fughan to aakhir fughan hi thahri gila to aakhir gila hi thahra
muhaal hai jis mein sans leni wo na-tawani hai aur hum hain

nae shagufe na kyun khilaen jo ghuncha-o-gul ko dekh paen
bahaar to hai chaman ki rani chaman ki rani hai aur hum hain

kabhi to hum hain yahan wahan ke kabhi tasawwur idhar udhar ka
sukun-o-rahat se kya talluq ki bad-gumani hai aur hum hain

jata chuke dard-e-dil ko apne jo ab jataen to kya jataen
kahi hui bhi suni hui bhi wahi kahani hai aur hum hain

bahut se ulfat mein aae tufan raha kiye 'nuh' bhi pareshan
magar wahi paiham aansuon ki abhi rawani hai aur hum hain