Ab jo koi pooche bhi to us se kya sharaah-e-halaat kahen…

Ab jo koi pooche bhi to us se kya sharaah-e-halaat kahen,
dil thehre to dard sunaayen dard thamme to baat karen,

shaam hui phir josh-e-qadah ne bazm-e-harifaan roshan ki,
ghar ko aag lagaayen ham bhi roshan apni raat kahen,

qatl-e-dil-o-jaan apne sar hai apna lahuu apni gardan par,
mohr-ba-lab bethe hain kis ka shikva kis ke saath karen,

hijr main shab bhar dard-o-talab ke chaand sitaare saath rahe,
subh ki viraani me yaaro kaise basar aukaat karen..