ai dil-e-zinda sach bata ki tujhe
aakhirash intizar kis ka hai

kaun si subh teri nazron mein
ho saki subh-e-intikhab kabhi

kaun sa lamha tere aangan mein
lamha-e-jawedan nazar aaya

kis kiran ne tere lahu ko chuna
kab hawa ne tarash lin rahen

kin nigahon ne tujh ko parkha hai
kin salibon ne tera qad napa

kab tera naghma jaan-e-mahfil tha
kab tere saya mein huma aaya

kab teri zulf ka bharam tuta
phir tujhe shikwa kyon raha ki tujhe

zindagi ras aa saki na kabhi
tu ne kab zindagi se ulfat ki

kab use marham-e-wafa jaana
kab fazaon mein tu ne ras ghola

har taraf talkhiyon ke rishte hain
tu ne kab un ka zaiqa chhoda

ai dil-e-zinda sach bata ki tujhe
khar rahna hai yunhi rahon mein

zindagi ke jahannamon se pare
apni jannat banana hai ki nahin

apne khun-gashta rah-daron mein
khirman-e-dil jalana hai ki nahin

apne ehsas ki kasauti par
zarb kari lagana hai ki nahin

apne bujhte hue charaghon ko
rah-e-ulfat dikhana hai ki nahin

aao raushan karen charagh wahi
jin se duniya ujal len ek din

apne hathon mein wo ayagh rahen
rang-e-mahfil nikhaar len ek din

ai dil-e-zinda sach bata ki tujhe
aakhirash intizar kis ka hai