ai jazbaa-e-dil gar mai.n chaahuu.N har chiiz muqaabil aa jaaye
ma.nzil ke liye do gaam chaluu.N aur saamane ma.nzil aa jaaye

ai dil kii Khalish chal yuu.N hii sahii, chalataa to huu.N unakii mahafil me.n
us vaqt mujhe chau.nkaa denaa jab rang pe mahafil aa jaaye

ai rahabar-e-kaamil chalane ko tayyaar to huu.N par yaad rahe
us vaqt mujhe bhaTakaa denaa jab saamane ma.nzil aa jaaye

haa.N yaad mujhe tum kar lenaa aavaaz mujhe tum de lenaa
is raah-e-muhabbat me.n koii darapaish jo mushkil aa jaaye

ab kyuu.N Dhuu.NDhuu vo chashm-e-karam hone de sitam balaa-e-sitam
mai.n chaahataa huu.N ai jazbaa-e-Gam mushkil pas-e-mushkil aa jaaye

is jazb-e-dil ke baare me.n ik mashvaraa tum se letaa huu.N
us vaqt mujhe kyaa laazim hai jab tujh pe meraa dil aa jaaye

ai barq-e-tajalli kyaa tuune mujhako bhii muusaa samajhaa hai
mai.n tuur nahii.n jo jal jaauu.N jo chaahe muqaabil aa jaaye

ab hai Khushii Khushii me.n na Gam hai malaal me.n
duniyaa se kho gayaa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

mujh ko na apanaa hosh na duniyaa kaa hosh hai
mast hoke baiThaa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

taaro.n se puuchh lo merii rudaad-e-zindagii
raato.n ko jaagataa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

[rudaad = story]

duniyaa ko ilm kyaa hai zamaane ko kyaa Khabar
duniyaa bhulaa chukaa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

[ilm = knowledge]

duniyaa kha.Dii hai muntazir-e-naGmaa-e-alam
’Behzad’ chup kha.De hai.n kisii ke Khayaal me.n

zindaa huu.N is tarah ki Gam-e-zindagii nahii.n
jalataa huaa diyaa huu.N magar roshanii nahii.n

wo muddate.n huii.n hai.n kisii se judaa hue
lekin ye dil ki aag abhii tak bujhii nahii.n

aane ko aa chukaa thaa kinaaraa bhii saamane
Khud usake paas merii hii nayyaa gaii nahii.n

hoTo.n ke paas aaye ha.Nsii , kyaa majaal hai
dil kaa muaamalaa hai koii dillagii nahii.n

ye chaa.Nd ye havaa ye fizaa, sab hai maa.nd maa.nd
jo tuu nahii.n to in me.n koii dil-kashii nahii.n

un aa.Nkho.n kaa aalam gulaabii gulaabii
mere dil kaa aalam sharaabii sharaabii

nigaaho.n ne dekhii muhabbat ne maanii
terii bemisaalii terii laajavaabii

ye dud-diidaa nazare.n ye raftaar-e-naazuk
i.nhii.n kii badaulat huii hai Kharaabii

Khudaa ke liye apanii nazaro.n ko roko
tamannaa banii jaa rahi hai javaabii

hai "Behzad" unakii nigaah-e-karam par
merii naa-muraadii merii kaamayaabii

tumhaare bulaane ko jii chaahataa hai
muqaddar banaane ko jii chaahataa hai

jo tum aao to saath Khushiyaa.N bhii aaye.n
meraa muskuraane ko jii chaahataa hai

tumhaarii muhabbat me.n khoyii huii huu.N
tumhe.n ye sunaane ko jii chaahataa hai

ye jii chaahataa hai ki tumhaarii bhii sun luu.N
Khud apanii sunaane ko jii chaahataa hai

tum naGmaa-e-maah ho anjum ho tum soz-e-tamannaa kyaa jaano
tum dard-e-muhabbat kyaa samajho tum dil kaa ta.Dapanaa kyaa jaano

[maah = moon; anjum = star; soz = burning/heat]

sau baar agar tum ruuTh gaye ham tum ko manaa hii lete the
ik baar agar ham ruuTh gaye tum ham ko manaanaa kyaa jaano

taKhriib-e-muhabbat aasaa.N hai taamiir-e-muhabbat mushkil hai
tum aag lagaanaa siikh gaye tum aag bujhaanaa kyaa jaano

[taKhriib = destruction ; taamiir = construction]

tum duur kha.De dekhaa hii kiye aur Duubane vaalaa Duub gayaa
saahil ko tum manzil samajhe tum lazzat-e-dariyaa kyaa jaano

diiwaanaa banaanaa hai to diiwaanaa banaa de
warnaa kahii.n taqdiir tamaashaa na banaa de

aye dekhanewaalo.n mujhe ha.Ns ha.Ns ke na dekho
tum ko bhii mohabbat kahii.n mujh saa na banaa de

mai.n Dhuu.NDh rahaa huu.N merii wo shammaa kahaa.N hai
jo bazm kii har chiiz ko parwaanaa banaa de

aakhir koii suurat bhii to ho Khaanaa-e-dil kii
Kaabaa nahii.n banataa hai to but_Khaanaa banaa de

"Behzad" har ek jaam pe ek sajdaa-e-mastii
har zarre ko sang-e-dar-e-jaanaa.N naa banaa de

diiwaanaa banaanaa hai to diiwaanaa banaa de
warnaa kahii.n taqdiir tamaashaa na banaa de

aye dekhanewaalo.n mujhe ha.Ns ha.Ns ke na dekho
tum ko bhii mohabbat kahii.n mujh saa na banaa de

mai.n Dhuu.NDh rahaa huu.N merii wo shammaa kahaa.N hai
jo bazm kii har chiiz ko parwaanaa banaa de

aakhir koii suurat bhii to ho Khaanaa-e-dil kii
Kaabaa nahii.n banataa hai to but_Khaanaa banaa de

"Behzad" har ek jaam pe ek sajdaa-e-mastii
har zarre ko sang-e-dar-e-jaanaa.N naa banaa de

ai jazbaa-e-dil gar mai.n chaahuu.N har chiiz muqaabil aa jaaye
ma.nzil ke liye do gaam chaluu.N aur saamane ma.nzil aa jaaye

ai dil kii Khalish chal yuu.N hii sahii, chalataa to huu.N unakii mahafil me.n
us vaqt mujhe chau.nkaa denaa jab rang pe mahafil aa jaaye

ai rahabar-e-kaamil chalane ko tayyaar to huu.N par yaad rahe
us vaqt mujhe bhaTakaa denaa jab saamane ma.nzil aa jaaye

haa.N yaad mujhe tum kar lenaa aavaaz mujhe tum de lenaa
is raah-e-muhabbat me.n koii darapaish jo mushkil aa jaaye

ab kyuu.N Dhuu.NDhuu vo chashm-e-karam hone de sitam balaa-e-sitam
mai.n chaahataa huu.N ai jazbaa-e-Gam mushkil pas-e-mushkil aa jaaye

is jazb-e-dil ke baare me.n ik mashvaraa tum se letaa huu.N
us vaqt mujhe kyaa laazim hai jab tujh pe meraa dil aa jaaye

ai barq-e-tajalli kyaa tuune mujhako bhii muusaa samajhaa hai
mai.n tuur nahii.n jo jal jaauu.N jo chaahe muqaabil aa jaaye

ab hai Khushii Khushii me.n na Gam hai malaal me.n
duniyaa se kho gayaa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

mujh ko na apanaa hosh na duniyaa kaa hosh hai
mast hoke baiThaa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

taaro.n se puuchh lo merii rudaad-e-zindagii
raato.n ko jaagataa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

[rudaad = story]

duniyaa ko ilm kyaa hai zamaane ko kyaa Khabar
duniyaa bhulaa chukaa huu.N tumhaare Khayaal me.n 

[ilm = knowledge]

duniyaa kha.Dii hai muntazir-e-naGmaa-e-alam
’Behzad’ chup kha.De hai.n kisii ke Khayaal me.n