ranj aur ranj bhi tanhai ka waqt pahuncha meri ruswai ka umr shayad na kare aaj wafa katna hai shab-e-tanhai ka tum ne kyun wasl mein pahlu badla kis ko dawa hai shakebai ka ek din rah pe ja pahunche hum shauq tha baadiya-paimai ka us se nadan hi ban kar miliye kuchh ijara nahin danai ka sat pardon mein nahin thaharti aankh hausla kya hai tamashai ka darmiyan pa-e-nazar hai jab tak hum ko dawa nahin binai ka kuchh to hai qadr tamashai ki hai jo ye shauq khud-arai ka us ko chhoda to hai lekin ai dil mujh ko dar hai teri khud-rai ka bazm-e-dushman mein na ji se utra puchhna kya teri zebai ka yahi anjam tha ai fasl-e-khizan gul o bulbul ki shanasai ka madad ai jazba-e-taufiq ki yan ho chuka kaam tawanai ka mohtasib uzr bahut hain lekin izn hum ko nahin goyai ka honge 'haali' se bahut aawara ghar abhi dur hai ruswai ka