har-chand be-nawa hai kore ghade ka pani
diwan 'mir' ka hai kore ghade ka pani

uplon ki aag ab tak hathon se jhankti hai
aankhon mein jagta hai kore ghade ka pani [...]

kahan aa ke rukne the raste kahan mod tha use bhul ja
wo jo mil gaya use yaad rakh jo nahin mila use bhul ja

wo tere nasib ki barishen kisi aur chhat pe baras gain
dil-e-be-khabar meri baat sun use bhul ja use bhul ja [...]

gale lagaen karen pyar tum ko eid ke din
idhar to aao mere gul-ezar eid ke din

ghazab ka husn hai aaraishen qayamat ki
ayan hai qudrat-e-parwardigar eid ke din [...]

tawil raaton ki khamushi mein meri fughan thak ke so gai hai
tumhaari aankhon ne jo kahi thi wo dastan thak ke so gai hai

mere khayalon mein aaj bhi khwab ahd-e-rafta ke jagte hain
tumhaare pahlu mein kahish-e-yaad-e-pastan thak ke so gai hai [...]

raat ke pichhle pahar rone ke aadi roe
aap aae bhi magar rone ke aadi roe

un ke aa jaane se kuchh tham se gae the aansu
un ke jate hi magar rone ke aadi roe [...]

to phir wo ishq ye naqd-o-nazar barae-farokht
sukhan barae-hunar hai hunar barae-farokht

ayan kiya hai tera raaz fi-sabilillah
khabar na thi ki hai ye bhi khabar barae-farokht [...]