teri chashm-e-mai gun ka labrez saghar
jawani teri kaif-awar jawani

gulistan dar aaghosh-e-husn-e-tabassum
wo tere lab-e-surkh ki gul-fishani

takallum ke andaz khamoshiyon mein
zaban-e-nazar par haya ki kahani

tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun
wo sanson ki tezi wo sine ki dhadkan

wo donon ka chhup-chhup ke aansu bahana
wo tajdid-e-ulfat ke sau-sau bahane

wo ek dusre se yun hi ruth jaana
wo tark-e-mohabbat ke ilzam de kar

kisi ka kisi ko hansi mein rulana
tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun

wo pas-e-adab wo khulus-e-mohabbat
wafur-e-tamanna mein khamosh rahna

wo nazzargi mein tahayyur ka aalam
khud apni nigahon se khamosh rahna

raza-ju-tabiat wo talim-koshi
gham-o-ranj mein bhi wafa-kosh rahna

tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun
sawalon ka tumar mubham zaban mein

magar raaz-e-dil ka na izhaar karna
nigahen milane mein to ek jhijhak si

magar dil hi dil mein mujhe pyar karna
wo arz-e-mohabbat pe masum wade

wo luknat zaban ki wo iqrar karna
tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun

teri chashm-e-pur-nam wo masud saat
yaqin ban gaya jab guman-e-mohabbat

mohabbat ke din aur wo furqat ki raaten
duaen thin jab tarjuman-e-mohabbat

wo khat jin ka har lafz ek dastan tha
wo jazbaat se pur-bayan-e-mohabbat

tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun
wo chhitki hui chandni ki bahaaren

wo gul-posh raaten wo dilkash nazare
manazir simatte hue aabju mein

falak par chamakte hue chand tare
wo thak kar kisi ka yun hi baith jaana

wo uthna kisi ka kisi ke sahaare
tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun

wo tufan-e-jazbaat-o-zor-e-tamanna
wo josh-e-mohabbat wo pur-shauq baaten

wo ghadiyan wo aaram-o-rahat ki ghadiyan
wo farhat ke din wo masarrat ki raaten

wo ghaten wo ghaton ke parde mein wade
wo wade wo wadon ke parde mein ghaten

tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun
maal-e-masarrat wo majbur aansu

wo kaif-e-tarb ka gham-anjam hona
pur-ilzam baaten wo sab ki zaban par

mohabbat ke qisse ka wo aam hona
wo bargashta-khatir buzurgon ki baaten

wo masum ruhon ka badnam hona
tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun

wo din tafraqa-khez majburiyon ka
fareb-e-muqaddar ki wo chira-dasti

khumar-e-mai aish aur na-muradi
wo marg-e-tamanna wo anjam-e-masti

rusum-e-kuhan ki sitam-afrini
zamane ka jaur-e-qadamat-parasti

tu hi mujh se kah de main kyun bhul jaun