ai dil teri aahon mein itna to asar aae

ai dil tirī aahoñ meñ itnā to asar aa.e

jab yaad karūñ un kī tasvīr nazar aa.e

har chand hasīñ the tum har chand javāñ the tum

par ishq ke saa.e meñ kuchh aur nikhar aa.e

maiñ khel samajhtā thā mujh ko ye ḳhabar kyā thī

kyā jāniye kab mere dil meñ vo utar aa.e

us husn ke jalvoñ ne kuchh sehr kiyā aisā

nazroñ meñ na merī phir kuchh shams-o-qamar aa.e

phir kis se mileñ nazreñ phir kis ne mujhe chheḌā

phir daur-e-mohabbat ke sab naqsh ubhar aa.e

tūfān-e-havādis ne kab kab na hameñ gherā

dariyā-e-mohabbat meñ kyā kyā na bhañvar aa.e

halkī sī siyāhī hai tahrīr-e-mohabbat kī

aañsū kī jagah bah kar phir ḳhūn-e-jigar aa.e

manzil kī tamannā ne rukne na diyā us ko

raste meñ musāfir ke go laakh shajar aa.e

pur-ḳhār thiiñ vīrāñ thiiñ rāheñ to mohabbat kī

jāñbāz tire lekin be-ḳhauf-o-ḳhatar aa.e

go laakh kahā dil ne ruk jaao Thahar jaao

ham phir bhī na jaane kyuuñ chup-chāp guzar aa.e

kyā aur na thā koī jo un ko samajh paatā

bāzār-e-jihālat meñ kyuuñ ahl-e-hunar aa.e

is daur-e-taraqqī meñ bas vo hai 'zakī' achchhā

jo sīdhe yā ulTe hī har kaam ko kar aa.e

ai dil teri aahon mein itna to asar aae

jab yaad karun un ki taswir nazar aae

har chand hasin the tum har chand jawan the tum

par ishq ke sae mein kuchh aur nikhar aae

main khel samajhta tha mujh ko ye KHabar kya thi

kya jaaniye kab mere dil mein wo utar aae

us husn ke jalwon ne kuchh sehr kiya aisa

nazron mein na meri phir kuchh shams-o-qamar aae

phir kis se milen nazren phir kis ne mujhe chheDa

phir daur-e-mohabbat ke sab naqsh ubhar aae

tufan-e-hawadis ne kab kab na hamein ghera

dariya-e-mohabbat mein kya kya na bhanwar aae

halki si siyahi hai tahrir-e-mohabbat ki

aansu ki jagah bah kar phir KHun-e-jigar aae

manzil ki tamanna ne rukne na diya us ko

raste mein musafir ke go lakh shajar aae

pur-KHar thin viran thin rahen to mohabbat ki

jaanbaz tere lekin be-KHauf-o-KHatar aae

go lakh kaha dil ne ruk jao Thahar jao

hum phir bhi na jaane kyun chup-chap guzar aae

kya aur na tha koi jo un ko samajh pata

bazar-e-jihaalat mein kyun ahl-e-hunar aae

is daur-e-taraqqi mein bas wo hai 'zaki' achchha

jo sidhe ya ulTe hi har kaam ko kar aae