mujhe apne zabt pe naz tha sar-e-bazm raat ye kya hua
meri aankh kaise chhalak gai mujhe ranj hai ye bura hua

meri zindagi ke charagh ka ye mizaj koi naya nahin
abhi raushni abhi tirgi na jala hua na bujha hua [...]

kisi sabab se agar bolta nahin hun main
to yun nahin ki tujhe sochta nahin hun main

tu nahin to zindagi mein aur kya rah jaega
dur tak tanhaiyon ka silsila rah jaega

kijiye kya guftugu kya un se mil kar sochiye
dil-shikasta khwahishon ka zaiqa rah jaega [...]

wafa tujh se ai bewafa chahta hun
meri sadgi dekh kya chahta hun

fealty i seek from you, o my faithless friend
behold my innocence and, see what i intend [...]

sair-e-duniya se gharaz thi mahw-e-duniya kar diya
main ne kya chaha mere allah ne kya kar diya

rokne wala na tha koi khuda ko is liye
jo kuchh aaya us ke ji mein be-muhaba kar diya [...]

kaliyon ka tabassum ho, ki tum ho ki saba ho
is raat ke sannate mein, koi to sada ho

yun jism mahakta hai hawa-e-gul-e-tar se!
jaise koi pahlu se abhi uth ke gaya ho [...]