ye baat baat mein kya nazuki nikalti hai
dabi dabi tere lab se hansi nikalti hai

thahar thahar ke jala dil ko ek bar na phunk
ki is mein bu-e-mohabbat abhi nikalti hai

bajae shikwa bhi deta hun main dua us ko
meri zaban se karun kya yahi nikalti hai

khushi mein hum ne ye shokhi kabhi nahin dekhi
dam-e-itab jo rangat teri nikalti hai

hazar bar jo manga karo to kya hasil
dua wahi hai jo dil se kabhi nikalti hai

ada se teri magar khinch rahin hain talwaren
nigah nigah se chhuri par chhuri nikalti hai

muhit-e-ishq mein hai kya umid o bim mujhe
ki dub dub ke kashti meri nikalti hai

jhalak rahi hai sar-e-shakh-e-mizha khun ki bund
shajar mein pahle samar se kali nikalti hai

shab-e-firaq jo khole hain hum ne zakhm-e-jigar
ye intizar hai kab chandni nikalti hai

samajh to lijiye kahne to dijiye matlab
bayan se pahle hi mujh par chhuri nikalti hai

ye dil ki aag hai ya dil ke nur ka hai zuhur
nafas nafas mein mere raushni nikalti hai

kaha jo main ne ki mar jaunga to kahte hain
hamare zaiche mein zindagi nikalti hai

samajhne wale samajhte hain pech ki taqrir
ki kuchh na kuchh teri baaton mein fi nikalti hai

dam-e-akhir tasawwur hai kis pari-wash ka
ki meri ruh bhi ban kar pari nikalti hai

sanam-kade mein bhi hai husn ek khudai ka
ki jo nikalti hai surat pari nikalti hai

mere nikale na niklegi aarzu meri
jo tum nikalna chaho abhi nikalti hai

gham-e-firaq mein ho 'dagh' is qadar betab
zara se ranj mein jaan aap ki nikalti hai