bandhe hathon mein hum ne
subh-e-nau ke charagh utha rakhe hain

apni aankhon ko raushni ka hawala de kar
kitab-e-hijr mein sitaron ko ujal rakha hai

kabhi to le aaengi koi chand
meri sham ki chaukhat par meri aankhen

jo intizar ki dahliz par sitara bani baithi hain
kabhi to tulu-e-aftab shab ke dahane par

shabnam ke qatron ko moti bana dega
hai mushkil mein jaan hamari lekin

zindagi ki chaukhat par jine ka saman kiye baithe hain
tum se bichhad kar hum ne shah-rag nahin kati

tum kya jaano shab-e-furqat ke azab jaan-lewa to hain magar
ishq ki is dhimi aanch par

jalne ka jo maza hai wo tumhaare mai-kade ke
jam tod tod kar bhi na mila hum ko

dekho ye jo chaar-su viraniyan tanhaiyan aur khamoshiyan hain
ye tumhaare des se hi aai hain

ab rifaqat ke shab-o-roz ka itna to haq hum par wajib hai
ki tumhaari di hui hasraton ko

dil ke madfan par thodi si jagah de den
suno hum zinda hain zindan-e-mohabbat mein

jo agar ho kabhi mumkin to koi qissa wafa ka
hamare nam likh dena

hum shahr-e-mohabbat ke dase hue makin hain
hamari ruhon ka hawala bas pyar likh dena

hamare dil ke madfan par yaadon ke gulab sajaana
jo tumhaare shahr ki hawaen hain

un ko hamari gali ka pata de dena