apane hamaraah jo aate ho idhar se pahale
dasht pa.Dataa hai miyaa.N ishq me.n ghar se pahale

chal diye uTh ke suu-e-shahar-e-vafaa kuu-e-habiib
puuchh lenaa thaa kisii Khaak basar se pahale

ishq pahale bhii kiyaa hijr kaa Gam bhii dekhaa
itane ta.Dape hai.n na ghabaraaye na tarase pahale

jii bahalataa hii nahii.n ab ko_ii sa'at ko_ii pal
raat Dhalatii hii nahii.n chaar pahar se pahale

ham kisii dar pe na ThiThake na kahii.n dastak dii
saika.Do.n dar the merii jaa.N tere dar se pahale

chaa.Nd se aa.Nkh milii jii kaa ujaalaa jaagaa
ham ko sau baar hu_ii subah sahar se pahale

aur to ko_ii bas na chalegaa hijr ke dard ke maaro.n kaa
subah kaa honaa duubhar kar de.n rastaa rok sitaaro.n kaa

jhuuThe sikko.n me.n bhii uThaa dete hai.n aksar sachchaa maal
shakle.n dekh ke saudaa karanaa kaam hai in banjaaro.n kaa

apanii zubaa.N se kuchh na kahe.nge chhup hii rahe.nge aashiq log
tum se to itanaa ho sakataa hai puuchho haal bechaaro.n kaa

ek zaraa sii baat thii jis kaa charchaa pahu.Nchaa galii galii
ham gum_naamo.n ne phir bhii ehasaan na maanaa yaaro.n kaa

dard kaa kahanaa chiiKh uTTho dil kaa taqaazaa vaza'a nibhaao
sab kuchh sahanaa chup chup rahanaa kaam hai izzat_daaro.n kaa