qaem hai ab bhi meri wafaon ka silsila
ek silsila hai un ki jafaon ka silsila

kabhi tum mol lene hum kun hans hans bhaw karte ho
kabhi tir-e-nigah-e-tund ka barsaw karte ho

kabhi tum sard karte ho dilon ki aag garmi sin
kabhi tum sard-mehri sin jhatak kar baw karte ho [...]

dhanak dhanak meri poron ke khwab kar dega
wo lams mere badan ko gulab kar dega

qaba-e-jism ke har tar se guzarta hua
kiran ka pyar mujhe aaftab kar dega [...]

kuchh ishq tha kuchh majburi thi so main ne jiwan war diya
main kaisa zinda aadmi tha ek shakhs ne mujh ko mar diya

ek sabz shakh gulab ki tha ek duniya apne khwab ki tha
wo ek bahaar jo aai nahin us ke liye sab kuchh haar diya [...]

ek pal mein zindagi bhar ki udasi de gaya
wo juda hote hue kuchh phul basi de gaya

noch kar shakhon ke tan se khushk patton ka libas
zard mausam banjh-rut ko be-libasi de gaya [...]

zalim jafa jo chahe so kar mujh pe tu wale
pachhtawe phir tu aap hi aisa na kar kahin

o cruel one any torture, on me implement
just refrain from actions which you may repent [...]