mire ehsaas ke aatish-fishaan kaa — Aghaz Barni

ai shab-e-gham mire muqaddar ki
tere daaman mein ik sahar hoti

use suljhaaun kaise
main khud uljhaa huaa huun

main to bas ye chaahtaa huun vasl bhi
do dilon ke darmiyaan haael na ho

vo khvaab jis pe tira-shabi kaa gumaan thaa
vo khvaab aaftaab ki taabir ho gayaa

ab agar ishq ke aasaar nahin badleinge
ham bhi pairaaya-e-izhaar nahin badleinge

qad kaa andaaza tumhein ho jaaegaa
apne saae ko ghaTaa kar dekhnaa

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle
dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas

ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoD ke jaane ke liye aa

baDe baDe gham khaDe hue the rasta roke raahon mein
chhoTi chhoTi khushiyon se hi ham ne dil ko shaad kiyaa

dost-daar-e-dushman hai e'timaad-e-dil maalum
aah be-asar dekhi naala naa-rasaa paayaa

dil naa-umid to nahin naakaam hi to hai
lambi hai gham ki shaam magar shaam hi to hai