roz-afzun ye dekhti hun main
mere khwabon mein koi aata hai

dur hi dur se wo meri taraf
dekh kar muskurae jata hai

ajnabi shakhs dilruba jaisa
pas aa kar ke kuchh nahin kahta

jag uthta hai dil ka ek tara
mere khwabon mein jab wo aata hai

hasraton ke mazar par jhuk kar
aarizon ke diye jalata hai

aankhon aankhon mein baat hoti hai
raqs mein kaenat hoti hai

zindagi ki hasin wadi mein
pyar-o-ulfat ke phul khilte hain

apni qadron ka wasta de kar
hum gale se gale jo milte hain

nikhaton ka salam aata hai
zindagi ka payam aata hai

jaan-faza dil-nawaz ye lamhe
chahti hun ki jawedan ho jaen

tham ke rah jae waqt ki raftar
aur din-raat be-nishan ho jaen

bazm-e-hasti dhuan dhuan ho jae
jo na ho jo ho be-guman ho jae

mujh ko malum hai magar ye bhi
mere khwabon ki kuchh nahin tabir

phir bhi itna mujhe batae kaun
log kyon ho gae hawas ke asir

is se zyaada kare bhi kya takrar
ek muflis ki dukhtar-e-lachaar