Ban kar ehsas meri dhadkan ke paas rehte ho,
Tasvir ban kar meri ankhon ke paas Rehte ho,
Puchna hai bas ek sawal..
Humse dur hokar kya aap bhi Udaas rehte ho.
Har hira chamakdar nahi hota,
Har smudra gehra nahi hota,
Dosto jra sambhal kar pyar karna,
Har khubsurat chehra vafadar nahi hota.
Bikta hai gam husn ke bazar mein,
Lakho dard chupe hote hai ek chote se inkar mein,
Wo kya smjhenge pyar ki kashish ko,
Jinhone fark hi nahi samjha pasand aur pyar mein.
Muje uske pehlu mein ashiyana na mila,
uski baaho mein thikana na mila,
keh diya usne bewafa mujko,
jab chhod jane ka koi bahana na mila!
Fursat kise hai zakhmo ko sehlane ki,
nigahe badal gayi apne begano ki,
hum-safar hi sath chod gaya,
ab tamanna na rahi aashiyana banane ki.
Mujhe dard-e-ishq ka mazaa maloom hai,
Dard-e-dil ki inteha maloom hai,
Zindagi bhar muskurane ki dua naa dena,
Mujhe pal bhar muskurane ki sazaa maloom hai.
