ba-har-unwan mohabbat ko bahaar-e-zindagi kahiye

ba-har-unvāñ mohabbat ko bahār-e-zindagī kahiye

qarīn-e-maslahat hai us ke har ġham ko ḳhushī kahiye

jahāñ-sāzoñ ko farzāna ham ahl-e-dil ko dīvāna

zamāna to bahut kahtā rahā ab aap bhī kahiye

ba-unvān-e-digar phir ham se qaa.em kar liyā tum ne

vo ik gahrā ta'alluq jis ko tark-e-dostī kahiye

samajh kar sañg-e-rāh-e-shauq Thukrātā huuñ manzil ko

kamāl-e-āgahī kahiye ise yā gumrahī kahiye

shab-e-mahtāb meñ aksar fazāoñ se barastā hai

tilism-e-naġhmagī aisā ki jis ko ḳhāmushī kahiye

maiñ aksar sochtā huuñ terī be-pāyāñ navāzish ko

adā-e-ḳhās kahiye koī yā bas sādgī kahiye

bharī mahfil se bhī tishna hī lauT aa.ī nazar apnī

ḳhud-āgāhī samajh liije ise yā ḳhud-sarī kahiye

ba-har-unwan mohabbat ko bahaar-e-zindagi kahiye

qarin-e-maslahat hai us ke har gham ko KHushi kahiye

jahan-sazon ko farzana hum ahl-e-dil ko diwana

zamana to bahut kahta raha ab aap bhi kahiye

ba-unwan-e-digar phir hum se qaem kar liya tum ne

wo ek gahra ta'alluq jis ko tark-e-dosti kahiye

samajh kar sang-e-rah-e-shauq Thukraata hun manzil ko

kamal-e-agahi kahiye ise ya gumrahi kahiye

shab-e-mahtab mein aksar fazaon se barasta hai

tilism-e-naghmagi aisa ki jis ko KHamushi kahiye

main aksar sochta hun teri be-payan nawazish ko

ada-e-KHas kahiye koi ya bas sadgi kahiye

bhari mahfil se bhi tishna hi lauT aai nazar apni

KHud-agahi samajh lije ise ya KHud-sari kahiye