kyon na ai dil jafa kare koi
rasm-e-ulfat hai kya kare koi

lakh nala kiya kare koi
nahin mumkin riha kare koi

jab na baqi ho quwwat-e-parwaz
kya sitam hai riha kare koi

maraz-e-ishq ka ilaj nahin
kya dil-e-mubtala kare koi

dekh le tujh ko phir kahan mumkin
khwahish-e-ma-siwa kare koi

zabt-e-gham ka hamein bhi dawa hai
hai jo zalim hua kare koi

dard-e-ulfat hai zindagi meri
ye samajh kar dawa kare koi

zat-e-wahid hai paikar-e-insaf
us ki tarif kya kare koi

jalwa-farma kahan nahin wo 'salim'
dida-e-dil to wa kare koi