kya khabar thi yar ke aate hi aafat aaegi
qamat-e-zeba mein poshida qayamat aaegi

pahlu-e-viran ko apne dekh kar kahta hun main
dil na dhundhunga yahan un ki nadamat aaegi

gham nahin monis na ho koi tere bimar ka
wadi-e-ghurbat mein us ke sath himmat aaegi

is tasawwur mein na dekha aaina us yar ne
ban ke jaan-e-mubtala mirat mein hairat aaegi

marte hain be-gunah wo roz ek nashad ko
rafta rafta ek din apni bhi naubat aaegi

dushmanon ne ye samajh kar bazm se roka mujhe
dekh kar shayad mujhe un ko murawwat aaegi

meri betabi ki haalat se unhen aagah kiya
haif tujh mein nama-bar kab aadamiyat aaegi

go gharib-e-be-watan hun baad-e-murdan dekhna
aah-o-zari ko meri turbat pe hasrat aaegi

hai dam-e-murdan tasawwur ai but-e-zeba tera
maut aaegi to ban kar teri surat aaegi

ai 'jamila' is dil-e-wahshi ki haalat dekh kar
qais ko farhad ko wamiq ko ibrat aaegi