sune ajdad se qisse
tere mahbub bandon ke

kai majzub bandon ke
fana ke jam lete the

wafa se kaam lete the
baqa ko tham lete the

kabhi suli pe aate the
kabhi sahra ko jate the

kabhi raqs-e-nadamat tha
yunhi murshid manate the

anal-haq ki sadaen thin
visal-e-yar pate the

mohabbat hi mohabbat thi
na gham tha pet bharne ka

na shikwa roz marne ka
jahan ne rang-o-dhang badle

manazir dam-ba-dam badle
qadam bahke qadam badle

idhar ahl-e-jahan badle
khuda badla sanam badle

mohabbat ki bajae mal-o-zar pe jaan dete hain
hamare ahd ke ushshaq

ab ruswa nahin hote
kabhi tanha nahin hote

haqiqat man lete hain
kabhi duniya se ladte the

magar ab maslahat se kaam lete hain