ai meri jaan mujhe is darja shikayat se na dekh
aaj tak main ne tere husn ki baaten ki hain

din guzare hain tere gham ke sahaare aksar
teri yaadon se charaghan kai raaten ki hain

teri khushbu se mahakti hain fazaen dil ki
khamushi hai teri aawaz ka aahang liye

jo hasin shai hai meri aankh ke aaine mein
teri shokhi teri ranai tera rang liye

mere har sher mein aahat hai tere qadmon ki
mere har naqsh mein pinhan hai tera aks-e-shabab

aaj lekin meri jaan haal-e-dil-e-zar na puchh
aaj ki raat meri aankh mein kuchh aur hain khwab

tujh ko malum hai kis tarah teri ulfat mein
main ne har dard har ek ranj bhula rakkha tha

ek taraf hat ke shab-o-roz ke hangamon se
tere jalwon ka pari-khana saja rakkha tha

bhul kar gham-kada-e-zist ki tariki ko
nur-e-ummid se shamon ko jala rakha tha

kahin daman mein liye phirta tha khurshid ko sath
aastin mein kahin mahtab chhupa rakha tha

lekin ai jaan-e-wafa jaan-e-tarab jaan-e-umid
dil pe ek dard-e-pur-ashob ki yalghaar hai aaj

khirman-e-harf-o-nawa ko hai bachana mushkil
be-aman shoala-e-betabi-e-izhaar hai aaj

har andhere ko tamanna hai sulag uthne ki
har khamoshi ko sada banne pe israr hai aaj

har-nafas mein hai mere dhaar kisi khanjar ki
har qadam mein mere zanjir ki jhankar hai aaj

aaj ek aur hi aalam hai meri nazron mein
jis ka har zarra hai wamandgi-e-gham se nidhaal

jis ke tarik kharabon mein hain barbaad wo log
jin ko ulfat ka hai yara na masarrat ki majal

jin ki aankhon mein faqat zulmat-e-farda ke hain khwab
jin ke chehron pe faqat saya-e-andoh-o-malal

aaj ki shab koi afsana-e-dilkash mat chhed
meri aankhon ko yunhi ashk-fishan rahne de

mere sapne mein dahakne de yahi gham ka alaw
mere chehre pe udasi ka dhuan rahne de

kal wahi naghma jaga lunga labon par apne
aaj ki raat mujhe mahw-e-fughan rahne de

tujh ko malum hai kuchh ai meri khushiyon ki rafiq
gham-e-dauran meri tanhai se kya kahta hai

jin hasin lamhon se hum bunte hain khushiyan apni
in mein kitnon ki tamannaon ka khun bahta hai

lakh bahlaun main dil ko teri ulfat se magar
saya ek mere tabassum mein basa rahta hai

aaj ki raat isi saya-e-be-nam ke nam
aaj ki raat faqat nala-e-matam hi sahi

gul-e-pazhmurda pe chup-chap lutane ke liye
kisa-e-chashm mein sarmaya-e-shabnam hi sahi

aur bhi gham hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa
aaj ki shab mujhe karne de zara un ka hisab

ai meri jaan mujhe is darja shikayat se na dekh
aaj ki raat meri aankh mein kuchh aur hain khwab