main ne kaha ki shahr ke haq mein dua karo
us ne kaha ki baat ghalat mat kaha karo

main ne kaha ki raat se bijli bhi band hai
us ne kaha ki hath se pankha jhala karo [...]

hasin chehron se surat-ashnai hoti rahti hai
samajh lo ibtidai karawai hoti rahti hai

hamari biwi aur mahngai donon hain sagi bahnen
hamari jeb ki aksar safai hoti rahti hai [...]

main ne kaha ki tajziya-e-jism-o-jaan karo
us ne kaha ye baat supurd-e-butan karo

main ne kaha ki bahaar-e-abad ka koi suragh
us ne kaha taaqub-e-lala-e-rukhan karo [...]

main jo kahta hun tu kajrawi chhod de
wo ye kahti hai tu dosti chhod de

main ye kahta hun mujh ko diwana bana
wo ye kahti hai diwangi chhod de [...]

abas hai naz-e-istighna pe kal ki kya khabar kya ho
khuda malum ye saman kya ho jae sar kya ho

ye aah-e-be-asar kya ho ye nakhl-e-be-samar kya ho
na ho jab dard hi ya-rab to dil kya ho jigar kya ho [...]

kaha jo hum ne hamen dar se kyun uthate ho
kaha ki is liye tum yan jo ghul machate ho

kaha ladate ho kyun hum se ghair ko hamdam
kaha ki tum bhi to hum se nigah ladate ho [...]