na rang-o-bu hai na kaif-o-naghma nazar mein bhi dilruba nahin hai
main kaise samjhun bahaar aai ki ghuncha dil ka khila nahin hai

teri mohabbat ke khwab dekhe teri mohabbat ke git gae
teri mohabbat mein kya na paya teri mohabbat mein kya nahin hai

chhupaun zakhmon ke apne dil mein na aae nok-e-mizha pe aansu
karo na ruswa yun apne gham ko ki ye to rasm-e-wafa nahin hai

wo saz-e-dil jo kabhi tha chheda teri nazar ne ba-naz-o-shokhi
wo ab bhi naghma-sara hai lekin nikalti koi sada nahin hai

wo guzre waqton ki ab hain yaaden sahaare jin ke main ji raha hun
kaho na mujh se ki un mein kya hai ye mujh se puchho ki kya nahin hai

na jaane teri talash mein kyon bhatak bhatak kar main rah gaya hun
wagarna har zarra-e-zamin par jahan tera naqsh-e-pa nahin hai

hayat ki sham kash meri teri hi yaadon mein bit jae
ki waqt-e-akhir ye kah sakun main ki zindagi se gila nahin hai

ye bughz-o-nafrat ke shoale har su bana rahe hain watan ko dozakh
hamin hain chup-chap aur be-his ki jaise kuchh bhi hua nahin hai

mujhe zarurat 'habib' kya hai charagh-e-dair-o-haram ki aakhir
jo dil mein bhadka tha shoala-e-gham wo jal raha hai bujha nahin hai