rahe asir-e-qafas aashiyan na dekh sake
bhari bahaar mein hum gulsitan na dekh sake

bas ek jhalak hi ne behosh kar diya hum ko
tere jamal ki ranaiyan na dekh sake

dil-o-jigar tap-e-furqat mein jal rahe hain magar
kabhi nikalta hua hum dhuan na dekh sake

hamein to jab se ye zulmat-kada nasib hua
kabhi hum apni bhi parchhaiyan na dekh sake

hazar tarah se tadbir ki dil-e-nashad
magar kabhi tujhe hum shadman na dekh sake

rah-e-talab mein rakhe panw jab se ai 'fayyaz'
junun-e-shauq mein sud-o-ziyan na dekh sake