jagta hun to sitare meri aankhon mein utar jate hain
nind aati hai to mahtab sa chehra tera
aaina mujh ko dikhata hai kai chehron ka
dekhte dekhte khwabon mein kai khwab bikhar jate hain
waqt ki galiyon mein aawara liye phirta hai ehsas-e-jamal
main safine ki tarah dekhta rahta hun tujhe
chandni mera kafan teri qaba banti hai
mauj-e-ehsas mein ruhon ka safar jari hai
hum jo zinda the jo zinda hain na zinda honge
ek lamha kisi ranai ka paikar tha kabhi
mere khwabon ka lahu mujh se liye jata hai
ek lamhe ne tarasha hai mujhe jam ki surat tujh ko
sar-e-bazar dikhaya hai ki tu mina-ba-dosh
aaina-khane mein nilam ki taswir dikhai di hai
raqs lamhon ka wahi fann-e-kharidari hai
aaj sarma-e-aflas wo fan ki qasam khate rahe hain barson
gardish-e-jam mein kyun jam sar-e-sham samajhte hain mujhe
kyun tere jism ke patthar ko samajhte hain ki tu mina-ba-dosh
in ki aaghosh mein chup-chap chali jaegi
hum to ruhen hain jinhen chand kafan-doz kiye jata hai
hum sar-e-dast jo patthar bhi hain shahkar bhi hain
tut jate hain bikhar jate hain mar jate hain
kis liye hasrat-e-be-dad ko sine se lagaya tha kabhi