aaj dekha hai tujh ko der ke ba'd aaj ka din guzar na jaa.e kahii

agar tum ho to ghabraane ki koi baat thodii hai zara si boonda-baan dii hai bahut barsaat thodii hai ye raah-e-ishq hai is men qadam aise hi uthte hain mohabbat sochne waalon ke bas ki baat thodii hai

poochte hain vo ki ghalib kaun hai koi batlaao ki ham batlaayein kya

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

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

katraate hain bal khaate hain ghabraate hain kyun log sar dii hai to paani men utar kyun nahin jaate

baat ye hai ki aadmi shaair ya to hota hai ya nahin hota