ai ishq na chhe.D aa aa ke hame.n
ham bhuule huo.n ko yaad na kar
pahale hii bahut naashad hai.n ham
tuu aur hame.n naashaad na kar
qismat kaa sitam hii kam nahii.n kuchh
ye taazaa sitam ijaad na kar
yuu.N zulm na kar bedaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar 

jis din se mile hai.n dono.n kaa
sab chain gayaa aaraam gayaa
cheharo.n se bahaar-e-subah ga_ii
aa.Nkho.n se faroG-e-shaam gayaa
haatho.n se Khushii kaa jaam chhuuTaa
ho.nTho.n se ha.Nsii kaa naam gayaa
GamGii.n na banaa naashaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar 

raato.n ko uTh uTh rote hai.n
ro ro kar duaaye.n karate hai.n
aa.Nkho.n me.n tasavvur dil me.n Khalish
sar dhunate hai.n aahe.n bharate hai.n
ai ishq ye kaisaa rog lagaa
jiite hai.n na zaalim marate hai.n
ye zulm to ai jallaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar 

kisii se kabhii dil lagaayaa na thaa
muhabbat kaa sadamaa uThaayaa na thaa 

hasiino.n ke rone pe ha.Nsate the ham
kabhii ek aa.Nsuu bahaayaa na thaa 

ko_ii huur ho yaa parii apanaa sar
kisii aastaa.N par jhukaayaa na thaa 

siyaah gesuuo.n ko tamannaa rahii
magar dil ko ham ne pha.Nsaayaa na thaa 

[siyaah=dark/black] 

zamaane me.n vo kaun thaa zoharaa_vash
ke siine se jis ne lagaayaa na thaa 

basar kii sadaa aish-o-isharat me.n umr
kabhii ranj ham ne uThaayaa na thaa 

magar ik jhalak ne hame.n kho diyaa
ye sadamaa to ham ne uThaayaa na thaa 

kiyaa ishq ke dard me.n mubtilaa
"falak tuu ne itanaa ha.Nsaayaa na thaa
ke jis ke ivaz yuu.N rulaane lage"