ajib hain meri baaten ajib hai ehsas
tumhein khuda na kare ye guman guzarte hon

ki bambai ka ye gambhir sin-rasida shahr
imaraton ka ye phaila hua ghana jangal

malamaton ka balaon ka raqs-khana hai
har ek shakhs hai aaseb-e-zar mein naza-ba-lab

ki sans khul nahin sakti hai mar nahin sakta
ajib hain meri baaten ajib hai ehsas

tumhein khuda na kare ye guman guzarte hon
ki bambai ka hasin shahr koi aurat hai

saji-sajai sanwari hui jawan aurat
pa jis ki ruh gunahon ka ek jahannam hai

jawan jism jhulaste hain us ke shoalon mein
magar ye jaan ke har ek jawan hai mohr-ba-lab

mere gunah ko ruswaiyan nahin miltin
ajib hain meri baaten ajib hai ehsas

tumhein khuda na kare ye guman guzarte hon
ye shahr shahr nigaran-e-mah-paiakar hai

yahan pe chand andheron mein qatl hote hain
yahan hunar ko mata-e-wafa mayassar hai

yahan pe rotiyan rakkhi hain jutiyon ke tale
ajib hain meri baaten ajib hai ehsas

tumhein khuda na kare ye guman guzarte hon
ki aadmi to bahar-haal be-sahaara hai

yahan sawal mile raston pe soe hue
yahan jawab mile uljhanon mein khoe hue

yahan wo hath mile jin ka lams zinda hai
yahan wo jism mile jin ki aag raushan hai

ajib hain meri baaten ajib hai ehsas
tumhein khuda na kare ye guman guzarte hon

udas habs-zada dopahar ka har lamha
sabaat-e-tishna-labi aazma ke jata hai

fasana shab-e-hijran ka tul hai jaise
umid-e-wasl mein jina sikha ke jata hai

kuchh aise katte hain din raat kya khabar tum ko
mata-e-umr lutata hun shahr-e-ghurbat mein

tumhaari did ki ummid mit gai hoti
to apni maut ek ilzam thi mohabbat mein

ajib hain meri baaten ajib hai ehsas
tumhein khuda na kare ye guman guzarte hon

kisi udas shab-e-mah mein kabhi jab main
garajte chikhte chinghadte samundar se

ye puchhta hun tujhe kab sukun milta hai
kabhi tahon mein hai halchal kabhi kinaron par

kabhi hai sath pe shoridgi kabhi dil mein
to thodi der samundar udas rahta hai

phir us ke baad milata hai hath maujon ke
khuda gawah samundar mujhe bulata hai!

ab aa ki mujh se teri ruh ko ilaqa hai
ab aa ki main to tere pas aa nahin sakta

ajib hain meri baaten ajib hai ehsas
tumhein khuda na kare ye guman guzarte hon!