mujhe tadpa ke sharmata to hoga
kiye par apne pachhtata to hoga

na lagta hoga dil bagh-e-iram mein
kabhi ghar mera yaad aata to hoga

shikast-e-zindagi de kar mujhe yun
wo fateh ban ke itraata hoga

kabhi yaad aa hi jate honge wo din
tera dil bhi tadap jata to hoga

nahin tark-e-mohabbat itna aasan
tasawwur mera rulwata to hoga

sukun-e-zindagi mein hogi halchal
dil-e-maghmum ghabraata to hoga

tabassum chhin gaya hoga labon se
wo dil hi dil mein gham khata to hoga

bahaar-e-rafta aati hogi jab yaad
junun mein sar ko takraata to hoga

ba-zahir khush sahi lekin kahan khush
banawat karke thak jata to hoga

wafaen meri yaad aati na hongi
teri aankhon mein ashk aata hoga

ye mana be-murawwat sang-dil hai
magar patthar pighal jata to hoga

na jaani bewafa ne qadr-e-neamat
mujhe ab kho ke pachhtata to hoga

dil-e-mahzun mein tis uthti na hogi
khayal-e-'tahira' aata to hoga