yeh barf hoti hui aarzoo to piglay gi
jab aa k pehloo mein laita wo aaftaab sa hay

jawaab saaf to bayshak nahin dia uss nay
magar gurez ka matlab b kuchh jawaab sa hay

yeh aaftab kisi shaam g kada kar k
swad-e-shab k izza-dar tak pohanch jaata

wo meray haathh say pal pal nikalta jaata hay
mein kaisay waqt ki raftaar tak pohanch paata

iss ibtila mein b meesaq wo muhabbat ka
meray Mahajir-o-Ansaar tak pohanch jaata

itna israaf to kar letay hein jaisay taisay
sarsari tor pay halki c nazar maarta hay

misl mash-hoor-e-zamaana thi so ham maan-tay thay
phhenk-ta chha-on mein hay apna agar maar-ta hay

yeh jab say tu nay mujay ajnabi qaraar dia
ab aa-i-na b meray khad-o-khal poochh-ta hay

mein la-jawaab na hota to aur kia hota
wo bay misal to apni misal poochh-ta hay

yeh uss ki marzi bhala umr bhar wafa na karay
bichhar-tay waqt to milnay ka waada karna hay

parao daal k bethha hay wo to manzil par
safar ka ham nay abhi tak irada karna hay

yeh mas-a-la he sar-e-dast wo nahin samjha
salees baat ko ab kitna saada karna hay

yeh saaniha b usi roz ho gaya ho ga
mera pata b meray baaad khho gaya ho ga

jala to ho ga magar iss say pesh-tar shayed
udhoora khat teri palkein bigo gaya ho ga

ab to aankhein b teray chehray ki dekhha dekhhi
raat bhar chaand sitaron ka pata deti hein

na-muradan-e-muhabbat ki guzar gahein b
khanqahon ka mazaron ka pata deti hein