ye aur baat hamein surat-e-gulab lage
'jamil' zakhm lage aur be-hisab lage

tumhaare baad na takmil ho saki apni
tumhaare baad adhure tamam khwab lage

main kaise tujh ko pukarun kahan se laun tujhe
tere baghair agar zindagi azab lage

main jitni bar padhun kaise kaise rang bharun
tera gulab sa chehra mujhe kitab lage

har ek sawal pe to muskura ke rah jae
hamein to ek hi jaisa tera jawab lage

dikhai de kabhi mahtab mein teri surat
kabhi tu din ke ujale mein aaftab lage

'jamil' khwab haqiqat-numa bhi hote hain
wahi qarib-e-rag-e-jaan hai jo sarab lage