jo utar ke ziinaa-e-shaam se terii chashm-e-Khush men samaa gaye

jo utar ke ziinaa-e-shaam se terii chashm-e-Khush me.n samaa gaye
vahii jalate bujhate se mahar-o-maah mere baam-o-dar ko sajaa gaye

ye ajiib khel hai ishq kaa mai.n ne aap dekhaa ye mojezaa
vo jo lafz mere gumaa.N me.n the vo terii zubaa.N par aa gaye

vo jo giit tum ne sunaa nahii.n merii umr bhar kaa riyaaz thaa
mere dard kii thii daastaa.N jise tum ha.Nsii me.n u.Daa gaye

vo charaaG-e-jaa.N kabhii jis kii lau na kisii havaa se niguu.N hu_ii
terii bevafaa_ii ke vaasavaa use chupake chupake bujhaa gaye

vo thaa chaa.Nd shaam-e-visaal kaa ke thaa ruup tere jamaal kaa
merii ruuh se merii aa.Nkh tak kisii raushanii me.n nahaa gaye

ye jo bandagaan-e-niyaaz hai ye tamaam hai vo lash_karii
jinhe.n zindagii ne aman na dii to tere huzuur me.n aa gaye

terii beruKhii ke dayaar me.n mai.n havaa ke saath havaa huaa
tere aa_iine kii talaash me.n mere Khvaab cheharaa ga.Nvaa gaye

tere vaasavaao.n ke fishar me.n teraa sharar-e-rang uja.D gayaa
merii Khvaahisho.n ke Gubaar me.n mere maah-o-saal-e-vafaa gaye

vo ajiib phuul se lafz the tere ho.nTh jin se mahak uThe
mere dasht-e-Khvaab me.n duur tak ko_ii baaG jaise lagaa gaye

merii umr se na simaT sake mere dil me.n itane savaal the
tere paas jitane javaab the terii ik nigaah me.n aa gaye