agar mujhe zaban mile
to dil ki dastan kahun

khud apne chaaragar se haal-e-sai-e-raegan kahun
kahun ki kyun fasurdagi hai khema-zan bahaar mein

dhanak ke rang kyun nahin hain aks-e-shakh-sar mein
wo abr ban ke tairti hain kyun falak ke nil mein

gae dinon ki kashtiyan jo hain nazar ki jhil mein
alam-nasib doston ko kya hua

wo sabz mausamon ke khwab kya hue
wo surkh titliyan kahan gain

main sab kahun
main sach kahun

main sari dastan kahun agar mujhe zaban mile
agar mujhe zaban mile

bataun sare dard jin ko pairahan mila na harf-o-saut ka
sunaun sab kahaniyan

wo sham sham rangaton ki an-kahi kahaniyan
bayan karun wo qurbaten jo dil hi dil mein rah gain

wo dhup dhup chahaten
jo lafz bhi na ban sakin

jo ashk ban ke bah gain
agar mujhe zaban mile

agar mujhe zaban mile
to irtiqa ki sab hadon ko tod dun

masih-o-krishn sarmad-o-husain ke tamam raaz khol dun
azal abad ko jod dun

kahun azal azal na tha
kahun abad abad nahin

ki us ki ibtida na thi
ki is ki intiha nahin

ye roz-o-shab ka silsila to koi silsila nahin
ye parda-e-khayal hai

magar ye silsila bhi mere nutq-o-lab ke bas mein ho
ye meri dastaras mein ho

agar mujhe zaban mile