sau sau umeedein bandhti hai ik ik nigaah par mujh ko na aise pyaar se dekha kare koi

kabhi to chaunk ke dekhe koi hamaari taraf kisi ki aankh men ham ko bhi intizaar dikhe

uljh karke teri agar men yuñ aabaad ho jaaun ki jaise lucknow ka main ameenabad ho jaaun main yamuna ki tarah tanhaa nihaaru taaj ko kab tak koi ganga mile to main ilahaabad ho jaaun

main tere baad koi tere jaisa dhoondhta hooñ jo be-vafaaii kare aur be-vafa na lage

gunaahgaar ko itnaa pata to hota hai jahaan koii nahin hota KHuda to hota hai

kyun hijr ke shikwe karta hai kyun dard ke rone rota hai ab ishq kiya to sabr bhi kar is men to yahii kuchh hota hai

saari duniya ko hai galat-fahmi mujh pe tu mehrbaan hai pyaare

but-kade se chale ho kaabe ko kya milega tumhein KHuda ke siva

nahin itaab-e-zamaana khitaab ke qaabil tira javaab yahii hai ki muskuraaye ja

ilaahi ek gham-e-rozgaar kya kam tha ki ishq bhej diya jaan-e-mubtala ke li.e