zamaanaa yaad teraa ai dil-e-naakaam aataa hai
Tapak pa.Date hai.n aa.Nsuu jab vafaa kaa naam aataa hai 

[naakaam=failed/unsuccessful] 

vafaa tum se kare.nge dukh sahe.nge naaz uThaaye.nge
jise aataa hai dil denaa use har kaam aataa hai 

akele karavaTe.n hai.n raat bhar bistar pe aur ham hai.n
kahaa.N pahaluu ko Khaalii dekh kar aaraam aataa hai 

hasiino.n me.n basar kar dii javaanii ’Arzoo’ ham ne
lagaanaa dil kaa siikhe hai.n yahii ik kaam aataa hai

kis ne bhiige hue baalo.n se ye jhaTakaa paanii
jhuum ke aa_ii ghaTaa TuuT ke barasaa paanii 

ro liyaa phuuT ke siine me.n jalan ab kyo.n hai
aag pighalaa ke nikalaa hai ye jalataa paanii

ko_ii matavaalii ghaTa thii ke javaanii kii umang
jo bahaa le gayaa barasaat kaa pahalaa paanii 

Tik-Tikii baa.Ndhe vo phirate hai.n mai.n is fikr me.n huu.N
kahii.n khaane lage chakkar na ye geharaa paanii 

baat karane me.n vo un aa.Nkho.n se amrit Tapakaa
’Arzoo’ dekhate hii muu.Nh me.n bhar aayaa paanii

avval-e-shab vo bazm kii raunaq shamaa bhii thii paravaanaa bhii
raat ke aaKhir hote hote Khatm thaa ye afasaanaa bhii 

qaid ko to.D ke nikalaa jab mai.n uThake baguule saath hue
dasht-e-adam tak jangal jangal bhaag chalaa viiraanaa bhii 

haath se kis ne saaGar paTakaa mausam kii bekaifii par
itanaa barasaa TuuT ke baadal Duub chalaa maiKhaanaa bhii 

Khuun hii kii shirkat vo kyo.n na ho shirkat chiiz hai jhaga.De kii
apano.n se vo dekh rahaa huu.N jo na kare begaanaa bhii 

ek lagii ke do hai.n asar aur dono.n hasb-e-maraatib hai.n
lau jo lagaaye shammaa kha.Dii hai raqs me.n hai paravaanaa bhii