wafa ke badle tumhaara itab kaisa hai
mohabbaton ka meri ye jawab kaisa hai

tha aaj sang-e-muqaddar mere liye lekin
tumhaare hath mein taza gulab kaisa hai

wo qatl karte hain hum aah bhi nahin karte
sitamgaron ko hamara jawab kaisa hai

amir-e-shahr se kah do gharib-e-shahr koi
fasil-e-shahr tale mahw-e-khwab kaisa hai

agar hayat hai naghma to phir batae koi
ye kulfaton ka musalsal azab kaisa hai

na bund hi koi barsi na barq hi chamki
hamare shahar pe chhaya sahab kaisa hai