umron ki masafat se
thak-haar gae aakhir

sab ahd aziyyat ke
bekar gae aakhir

aghyar ki banhon mein
dildar gae aakhir

ro kar teri qismat ko
gham-khwar gae aakhir

yun zindagi guzregi
ta chand wafa-kesha

wo wadi-e-ulfat thi
ya koh-e-alam jo tha

sab madd-e-muqabil the
khusraw tha ki jam jo tha

har rah mein tapka hai
khunaba baham jo tha

raston mein lutaya hai
wo besh ki kam jo tha

nai ranj-e-shikast-e-dil
nai jaan ka andesha


kuchh ahl-e-riya bhi to

hamrah hamare the
rahraw the ki rahzan the

jo rup bhi dhaare the kuchh sahl-talab bhi the
wo bhi hamein pyare the

apne the ki begane
hum khush the ki sare the

sau zakhm the nas nas mein
ghayal the rag-o-resha

jo jism ka indhan tha
gulnar kiya hum ne

wo zahr ki amrit tha
ji bhar ke piya hum ne

sau zakhm ubhar aae
jab dil ko siya hum ne

kya kya na mohabbat ki
kya kya na jiya hum ne

lo kuch kiya ghar se
lo jog liya hum ne

jo kuchh tha diya hum ne
aur dil se kaha hum ne

rukna nahin darwesha
yun hai ki safar apna

tha khwab na afsana
aankhon mein abhi tak hai

farda ka pari-khana
sad-shukr salamat hai

pindar-e-faqirana
is shahr-e-khamoshi mein

phir nara-e-mastana
ai himmat-e-mardana

sad-khara-o-yak-tesha
ai ishq-e-junun-pesha

ai ishq-e-junun-pesha