kahane kii baat ho to use kah sunaayiye
jo dil pe ban rahii ho, kyo.n kar dikhaayiye

duniyaa kii ho havas to dil-o-dii.n ga.Nvaayiye
yaa.N khoyiye bahut-saa to kuchh jaa ke paayiye

ye kyaa ki dil hai dair me.n aur ka’abe me.n maqaam
ho rahiye bas vahii.n ke, jahaa.N dil lagaayiye

gar jaan kaa zarar hai mohabbat me.n naaseho
ham jaan hii se baiThe hai.n bezaar jaayiye

aur aitabaar khote hii apanaa rahaa-sahaa
bas aa gayaa yaqii.n hame.n, qasame.n na khaayiye

hotii hujuum-e-Gam me.n hai, kyo.n zahar kii talaash
’Hali’ bataaye.N aap ko, gar kuchh khilaayiye

haq vafaa kaa jo ham jataane lage
aap kuchh kahake muskuraane lage

ham ko jiinaa pa.Degaa furqat me.n
vo agar himmat aazamaane lage

[furqat=separation]

Dar hai merii zubaa.N na khul jaaye
ab vo baate.n bahut banaane lage

jaan bachatii nazar nahii.n aatii
Gair ulfat bahut jataane lage

tum ko karanaa pa.Degaa uzr-e-jafaa
ham agar dard-e-dil sunaane lage

[uzr-e-jafaa=reason for being unfaithful]

bahut mushkil hai shevaa-e-tasliim
ham bhii aaKhir ko jii churaane lage

[shevaa-e-tasliim=style of greeting]

vaqt-e-ruKhsat thaa saKht "Hali" par
ham bhii baiThe the jab vo jaane lage

hai justajuu ke Khuub se hai Khuubtar kahaa.N
ab dekhiye Thaharatii hai jaa kar nazar kahaa.N

yaarab is iKhtilaat ka anjaam ho baaKhair
tha us ko ham se rabt, magar is qadar kahaa.N

ik umr chaahiiye ke gavaaraa ho naish-e-ishq
rakkhii hai aaj lazzat-e-zaKhm-e-jigar kahaa.N

ham jis pe mar rahe hai.n vo hai baat hii kuchh aur
aalam me.n tujhase laakh sahii tuu magar kahaa.N

hotii nahii.n qubuul duaa tark-e-ishq kii
dil chaahataa na ho to zubaa.N me.n asar kahaa.N

’Hali’ nishaat naGmaa-o-mai Dhuu.NDhate ho ab
aaye ho waqt-e-sub_h, rahe raat bhar kahaa.N

dhuum thii apanii paarsaa_ii kii
kii bhii aur kis se aashnaa_ii kii

kyo.n ba.Dhaate ho iKhtilaat bahut
ham me.n taaqat nahii.n judaa_ii kii

muu.Nh kahaa.N tak chhupaaoge ham se
ham ko aadat hai Khud_numaa_ii kii

laag me.n hai lagaav kii baate.n
sulah me.n chhe.D hai la.Daa_ii kii

dil bhii pahaluu me.n ho to yaa.N
kis se rakhiye ummiid dil-rubaa_ii kii

na milaa ko_ii Gaarat-e-imaa.N
rah ga_ii sharm paarsaa_ii kii

maut kii tarah jis se Darate the
sa_at aa pahu.Nchii us judaa_ii kii

zindaa phirane kii hai havas "Hali"
intahaa hai ye behayaa_ii kii

aage ba.De na qissaa-e-ishq-e-butaa.N se ham
sab kuchh kahaa magar na khule raazadaa.N se ham

ab bhaagate hai.n saayaa-e-ishq-e-butaa.N se ham
kuchh dil se hai.n Dare hue kuchh aasmaa.N se ham

ha.Nsate hai.n usake giriiyaa-e-beiKhtiyaar par
bhuule hai.n baat kahake koii raazadaa.N se ham

ab shauq se bigaa.D kii baate.n kiyaa karo
kuchh paa gaye hai.n aap kii tarz-e-bayaa.N se ham

jannat me.n tuu nahii.n agar ye zaKhm-e-teG-e-ishq
badale.nge tujhako zindagii-e-jaavidaa.N se ham