judai chahe kisi tarah ki bhi ho ai dost
dil-o-jigar mein ye kante chubho hi deti hai

bacha ke rakhna bahut hi muhaal hai is se
ye bahr-e-gham mein safina dubo hi deti hai

kisi ka is pe koi jabr-o-ikhtiyar nahin
ye dil ke khun se daman bhigo hi deti hai

hamari aankh se aansu na kyon bahen ai dost
hum ahl-e-dard judai ke gham se waqif hain

tere firaq mein kaise na dil se huk uthe
ki hum aziyyat-e-sham-e-alam se waqif hain

zara si thes ke khatre se dil dahalta hai
hum apni nazuki-e-chashm-e-nam se waqif hain

hamare haal pe lekin na rakh nazar ai dost
tu apni rah-e-darakhshan ki samt dekh zara

gul-e-tarab se jo daman ko bharne wali hai
tu us nigah-e-bahaaran ki samt dekh zara

wo chhut rahi hai siyahi ubhar rahi hai sahar
tulu-e-mahr-e-darakhshan ki samt dekh zara