ai mere des mein baste hue achchhe logo
khud hi socho ki saza jaisi ye tanhai hai

jis jagah phul mahakte the wafaon ke kabhi
in fazaon mein atal raat ki gahrai hai

in andheron se pare aaj bhi is duniya mein
log khush-haal mohabbat se raha karte hain

aaj bhi sham dhale sukh ki hasin wadi mein
log pedon ke tale roz mila karte hain

roz uthti hai mahak un ke hasin aangan se
sadgi jine ka saman hua karti hai

un ki aankhon mein mahakte hain gulabon ke chaman
zindagi kaif ka unwan hua karti hai

ai mere des mein baste hue achchhe logo
zindagi kaun se manzar mein guzari tum ne

khak aur khun se lithdi hui manzil ki talab
kaun se qarz ki zanjir utari tum ne

yun ulajhte ho bhatakte hue aahu ki tarah
kaise aashob mein ek umr ganwa di tum ne

kharzaron se likhi dil pe kahani dukh ki
kaun si shab ki siyahi ko jila di tum ne

ai mere des mein baste hue achchhe logo
khud ko pahchan ke is bab mein ruswa na karo

zindagi sirf mohabbat ka hasin tohfa hai
is hasin khwab ki tabir ka sauda na karo