mujhase pahali si muhabbat meri mahaboob n maang
maianne samajha tha ki too hai to darakhshaan hai hayat
tera gam hai to game-dahar ka jhag da kya hai
teri soorat se hai alam mean baharoan ko sabat
teri aankhoan ke siva duniya mean rakkha kya hai?
too jo mil jae to taqadir nigooan ho jae
yooan n tha, maianne faqat chaha tha yooan ho jae
aur bhi du:kh haian zamane mean muhabbat ke siva
rahatean aur bhi haian, vasl ki rahat ke siva
anaginat sadiyoan ke tarik bahimana tilism
resham-o-atalas-o-kamakhvab mean bunavae hue
ja-b-ja bikate hue koocha-o-bazar mean jism
khak mean lith de hue, khoon mean nahalae hue
jism nikale hue amaraz ke tannooroan se
pip bahati huee galate hue nasooroan se
laut jati hai udhar ko bhi nazar kya kije
ab bhi dilakash hai tera husn magar kya kije!
aur bhi du:kh haian zamane mean muhabbat ke siva
rahatean aur bhi haian vasl ki rahat ke siva
mujhase pahali si muhabbat meri mahaboob n maang