tamasha-e-deir-o-haram dekhte hain tujhe har bahaane se ham dekhte hain hamaari taraf ab vo kam dekhte hain vo nazrein nahin jin ko ham dekhte hain zamaane ke kya kya sitam dekhte hain humeen jaante hain jo ham dekhte hain

chala hai silsila kaisa ye raaton ko manaane ka tumhein haq de diya kisne diyon ke dil dukhaane ka iraada chhodiye apni hadon se door jaane ka zamaana hai zamaane ki nigaahon men na aane ka kahaan ki dosti kin doston ki baat karte ho miyaan dushman nahin milta koi ab to thikaane ka nigaahon men koi bhi doosra chehra nahin aaya bharosa hi kuchh aisa tha tumhaare laut aane ka ye main hi tha bacha ke KHud ko le aaya kinaare tak samandar ne bahut mauqa' diya tha doob jaane ka

tumhein bas yah bat aanaa chahta hooñ main tumse kya chhup aanaa chahta hooñ kabhi mujhse bhi koi jhooth bolo main haan men haan mil aanaa chahta hooñ adaakaari bada dukh de rahi hai main sachmuch muskurana chahta hooñ ameeri ishq ki tumko mubarak main bas kh aanaa kam aanaa chahta hooñ main saare shahar ki baisakhiyon ko tere dar par nachana chahta hooñ mujhe tumse bichadna hi padega main tumko yaad aanaa chahta hooñ

baithe hain chain se kahii j aanaa to hai nahin ham be-gharon ka koi thik aanaa to hai nahin tum bhi ho beete vaqt ke maanind hoo-b-hoo tum ne bhi yaad aanaa hai aanaa to hai nahin ahad-e-wafaa se kis li.e khaif ho meri jaan kar lo ki tum ne ahd nibh aanaa to hai nahin vo jo ha men aziz hai kaisa hai kaun hai kyun poochte ho ham ne bat aanaa to hai nahin duniya ham ahl-e-ishq pe kyun fenkti hai jaal ham ne tire fareb men aanaa to hai nahin vo ishq to karega magar dekh bhaal ke faris vo tere jaisa deewana to hai nahin

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

darbaar men ab satwat-e-shaahi ki alaamat darbaan ka asa hai ki musannif ka qalam hai aawaara hai phir koh-e-nida par jo basharat tamheed-e-masarrat hai ki tool-e-shab-e-gham hai jis dhajji ko galiyon men li.e firte hain tiflaan ye meraa garebaan hai ki lashkar ka alam hai jis noor se hai shahar ki deewaar darkhshan ye khun-e-shaheedaan hai ki zar-khaana-e-jam hai halka ki.e baithe raho ik shama' ko yaaro kuchh raushni baaki to hai har-chand ki kam hai

baat bas se nikal chali hai dil ki haalat sambhal chali hai ab junoon had se badh chala hai ab tabi'at bahl chali hai ashk khoonaab ho chale hain gham ki rangat badal chali hai ya yoonhi bujh rahi hain shamaein ya shab-e-hijr tal chali hai laakh paighaam ho ga.e hain jab saba ek pal chali hai jaao ab so raho sitaaro dard ki raat dhal chali hai

ab ke baras dastoor-e-sitam men kya kya baab izaad hue jo qaateel the maqtool hue jo said the ab sayyaad hue pahle bhi khizaan men baagh ujde par yuñ nahin jaise ab ke baras saare boote patta patta ravish ravish barbaad hue pahle bhi tawaaf-e-sham-e-wafa thii rasm mohabbat waalon ki ham tum se pahle bhi yahaañ mansoor hue farhaad hue ik gul ke murjhaane par kya gulshan men kohraam macha ik chehra kumhala jaane se kitne dil naashaad hue faiz na ham yusuf na koi yaqoob jo ham ko yaad kare apni kya kanaan men rahe ya misr men ja aabaad hue

aap kii yaad aati rahi raat bhar chaandni dil dukhaati rahi raat bhar gaah jaltee hui gaah bujhti hui sham-e-gham jhilmilaati rahi raat bhar koii KHushboo badalti rahi pairhan koii tasveer gaati rahi raat bhar phir saba saaya-e-shaakh-e-gul ke tale koii qissa sunaati rahi raat bhar jo na aaya use koii zanjeer-e-dar har sadaa par bulaati rahi raat bhar ek ummeed se dil bahalta raha ik tamannaa sataati rahi raat bhar

har haqeeqat majaaz ho jaa.e kaafiron ki namaaz ho jaa.e dil raheen-e-niyaaz ho jaa.e bekasi kaarsaaz ho jaa.e minnat-e-chaara-saaz kaun kare dard jab jaan-nawaaz ho jaa.e ishq dil men rahe to rusva ho lab pe aa.e to raaz ho jaa.e lutf ka intizaar karta hooñ jaur ta hadd-e-naaz ho jaa.e umr be-sood kat rahi hai faiz kaash ifshaa-e-raaz ho jaa.e