ajal me.n, ziist me.n turabat me.n, hashr me.n zaalim
tere sitam ke liye mai.n hii intaKhaab huaa

[ajal=death; ziist=life; turabat=grave]
[hashr=day of judgement; intaKhaab=selected]

nigaah-e-mast ko saaqii kii kaun de ilzaam
meraa nasiib ki rusavaa meraa shabaab huaa

[shabaab=youth]

hamaare ishq kii das-biis ne bhii daad na dii
kisii kaa husn zamaane me.n intaKhaab huaa

fanaa kaa daavaa hazaaro.n ko thaa zamaane me.n
habaab ne mujhe dekhaa to aab-aab huaa

ta.Dapuu.Ngaa umr bhar dil-e-marahuum ke liye
kambaKht naamuraad la.Dakapan kaa yaar thaa

jaaduu hai ya tilism tumharii zubaan me.n
tum jhuuTh kah rahe the mujhe aitabaar thaa

kyaa kyaa hamare sajde kii rusavaaiiyaa.N huii.n
naqshe-qadam kisii kaa sare rahaguzaar thaa

adaa sii Khuub adaa aane ke din hai.n
abhii to duur sharmaane ke din hai.n

garebaa.N Dhuu.NDhate hai.n haath mere
chaman me.n phuul khil jaane ke din hai.n

tumhe.n raaz-e-muhabbat kyaa bataaye.n
tumhare khelane khaane ke din hai.n

ghaTaaye.n uudii uudii kah rahii hai
may-e-a.nguur khi.nchavaane ke din hai.n

dekhakar mujhako vo sharmaa jaayegaa
ye tamaashaa kisase dekhaa jaayegaa

jaauu.N butaKhaane se kyuu.N kaabe ko mai.n
haath se ye bhii Thikaanaa jaayegaa

qatl kii jab usane dii dhamakii mujhe
kah diyaa mai.n ne bhii dekhaa jaayegaa

pii bhii le do ghuu.NT zaahid pii bhii le
maikade se kaun pyaasaa jaayegaa

tum merii dostii kaa dam na bharo
aasmaa.N mudda_ii na ho jaaye

baiThataa huu.N hameshaa ri.ndo.n me.n
kahii.n zaahid valii na ho jaaye

apane Khuu-e-vafaa se Darataa huu.N
aashiqii ba.ndagii na ho jaaye