ye dastan-e-gham-e-dil kahan kahi jae
yahan to khul ke koi baat bhi na ki jae

tumhaare hath sahi faisla magar phir bhi
zara asir ki rudad to suni jae

ye raat din ka tadapna bhi kya qayamat hai
jo tum nahin to tumhaara khayal bhi jae

ab is se badh ke bhala aur kya sitam hoga
zaban khul na sake aankh dekhti jae

ye chaak chaak gareban nahin hai diwane
jise bas ek chhalakti nazar hi si jae

koi sabil ki ye sehr-e-jaan-gusil tute
koi ilaj ki ye daur-e-bebasi jae