Khud apne liye baith ke sochenge kisi din,
Yun hai ke tujhe bhul ke dekhenge kisi din,
Bhatake hue phirte hai kai lafz jo dil mein,
Duniya ne diya vaqt to likhenge kisi din,
Hil jayenge ik bar to arshon ke dar-o-bam,
Ye khaknashin log jo bolenge kisi din,
Apas ki kisi bat ka milta hi nahi vaqt,
Har bar ye kahe hai ke baithenge kisi din,
Aai jaan teri yaad ke benaam parinde,
Shakhon pe mere dard ki utrenge kisi din,
Jati hai kisi jheel ki gehrai kahan tak,
Ankhon mein teri dub ke dekhenge kisi din,
Khushbu se bhari sham mein jugnu ki qalam se,
Ik nazm tere vaste likhenge kisi din,
Soyenge teri aankh ki khlvat mein kisi raat,
Saye mein teri zulf ke khoyenge kisi din,
Khushbu ki tarah ,asl-e-saba khak numa se,
Galiyon se tere shahar ki guzrenge kisi din,
Iraada hai yahi ab ke kafan bandh ke sar pe,
Us shahar-e-sitamgar mein jayenge kisi din...
Yun hai ke tujhe bhul ke dekhenge kisi din,
Bhatake hue phirte hai kai lafz jo dil mein,
Duniya ne diya vaqt to likhenge kisi din,
Hil jayenge ik bar to arshon ke dar-o-bam,
Ye khaknashin log jo bolenge kisi din,
Apas ki kisi bat ka milta hi nahi vaqt,
Har bar ye kahe hai ke baithenge kisi din,
Aai jaan teri yaad ke benaam parinde,
Shakhon pe mere dard ki utrenge kisi din,
Jati hai kisi jheel ki gehrai kahan tak,
Ankhon mein teri dub ke dekhenge kisi din,
Khushbu se bhari sham mein jugnu ki qalam se,
Ik nazm tere vaste likhenge kisi din,
Soyenge teri aankh ki khlvat mein kisi raat,
Saye mein teri zulf ke khoyenge kisi din,
Khushbu ki tarah ,asl-e-saba khak numa se,
Galiyon se tere shahar ki guzrenge kisi din,
Iraada hai yahi ab ke kafan bandh ke sar pe,
Us shahar-e-sitamgar mein jayenge kisi din...