main ne kaha ki shahr mein ek charagh bhi nahin
us ne kaha ki zakhm bhi kya nahin dagh bhi nahin

main ne kaha ki aakhirash mujh ko khuda na mil saka
us ne kaha ki mere pas apna suragh bhi nahin [...]

us ne kaha hasti teri main ne kaha jalwa tera
us ne kaha phir nisti main ne kaha parda tera

us ne kaha jaana mera main ne kaha meri ajal
us ne kaha phir zindagi main ne kaha aana tera [...]

khanjar-e-shab jo utar jaenge aankhon mein meri
manzar-e-rafta thahar jaenge aankhon mein meri

zulm sahne ke liye rakhta hun patthar ka jigar
ashk-e-gham yunhi na bhar jaenge aankhon mein meri [...]

arz kuchh karna tha fursat ho agar
bol dun tum se mohabbat ho agar

qadmon par tere dobara hun fida
jism mein thodi bhi harkat ho agar [...]

gul tha bulbul thi gulistan mein magar tu hi na tha
kya gulistan wo gulistan tha agar tu hi na tha

shor-o-hangama to aashiq ko nahin deta hai zeb
sab hi zakhmi the wahan zer-o-zabar tu hi na tha [...]

nargisistan ki bhi tuk dekho phaban aaine mein
bagh mat jao ki hai amn-o-chaman aaine mein

lahren leta hai pada machchhi bhawan aaine mein
chum le tu hi bhala apna dahan aaine mein [...]