yun to mushkil tha tere sath guzara karna
par mere bas mein na tha tujh se kinara karna

jaan hatheli pe dhare daude chale aaenge
bas hamein subh-e-watan ek ishaara karna

ek hi shakhs se kai bar mohabbat ki hai
is ko kahte hain meri jaan khasara karna

yaad ab tak mujhe aata hai shab-e-tanhai
wo tera mujh ko su-e-dasht pukara karna

ek nazar mujh pe bhi ho arz-o-sama ke malik
teri qudrat mein hai patthar ko sitara karna

chand kis baat ki hai tujh mein akad bol zara
shah-e-taiba zara ungli ka ishaara karna

is ta'alluq ko mere panw ki bedi na samajh
mujh ko aata hai mere dost kinara karna

main ki sahra bhi hun dariya bhi hun jangal bhi hun
mujh ko jis nam se marzi hai pukara karna

main mukammal tha to dhutkar diya tha tu ne
ab adhura hun adhure pe guzara karna

apne hathon pe liye baithe ho aankhen 'daem'
kis ne bola tha sar-e-tur nazara karna