rabt kaisa tha dil-o-dida-o-jaan mein pahle
tha koi aur jahan apne jahan mein pahle

dil dhadakta hai to rone ki sada aati hai
ek hangama sa rahta tha makan mein pahle

khak si udti hai sine mein yaqin ke har dam
qafile aa ke thaharte the guman mein pahle

yak-ba-yak dil se chhalak padti thi ek mauj-e-tarab
lazzat-e-jaan thi ajab shorish-e-jaan mein pahle

ab taraddud hai tammul hai tassuf hai tamam
tab thi gham mein tamanna thi fughan mein pahle

ab jo hai garmi-e-bazar to hum is mein nahin
hum bhi the garmi-e-bazar jahan mein pahle

lahlahata hai jo qamat mein qayamat ka chaman
ye sajawat to na thi sarw-e-rawan mein pahle

saf-ba-saf bandish-e-a'za ka barahna cham-o-kham
aisi yurish bhi na dekhi thi jahan mein pahle

ye kashish kab thi bhala kaf-e-karam mein ki jo hai
ye tapish kab thi bhala ru-e-butan mein pahle