kis ne aabaad kiya hai mari virani ko
ishq ne? ishq to bimar pada hai mujh mein

wo to ghazal suna ke akela khada raha
sab apne apne chahne walon mein kho gae

kahin chand rahon mein kho gaya kahin chandni bhi bhatak gai
main charagh wo bhi bujha hua meri raat kaise chamak gai

meri dastan ka uruj tha teri narm palkon ki chhanw mein
mere sath tha tujhe jagna teri aankh kaise jhapak gai [...]

kuchh to duniya ki inayat ne dil tod diya
aur kuchh talkhi-e-haalat ne dil tod diya

this world's benefaction broke my heart to some extent
and then by bitter circumstance partly my heart was rent [...]

tum ko pa lene ki dhun mein
duniya odhi

rang-birange kapde pahne
peshani par suraj bandha [...]

kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai
ki zindagi teri zulfon ki narm chhanw mein

guzarne pati to shadab ho bhi sakti thi
ye tirgi jo meri zist ka muqaddar hai [...]