mana ki bahut ruh ke aazar rahenge

mana ki bahut ruh ke aazar rahenge
hum tere magar phir bhi talabgar rahenge
ai tishnagi-e-shauq bata hum teri khatir
kab tak yunhi ruswa sar-e-bazar rahenge


jal jaenge tapte hue sahra mein magar hum
auron ke liye saya-e-diwar rahenge
kab tak teri zulfen hamein zanjir rakhengi
kab tak teri zulfon ke giraftar rahenge


na-qabil-e-taskhir irade hain hamare
hum 'azm ki ek aahani diwar rahenge
lekin hamein duniya nazar-andaz karegi
har-chand ki pesh-e-nigah-e-yar rahenge


gul hona charaghon ka muqaddar hai shab-e-wasl
kab tak ye harif-e-lab-o-rukhsar rahenge
'basit' mere afkar-o-khayalat hamesha
sharminda-e-pairaya-e-izhaar rahenge