vo har maqaam se pahale vo har maqaam ke baad
sahar thii shaam se pahale sahar hai shaam ke baad

har inqalaab-e-mubaarak har inqalaab-e-azaab
shikast-e-jaam se pahale shikast-e-jaam ke baad

mujh pe itanii tavajjo mujh se itanaa gurez
mere salaam se pahale mere salaam ke baad

charaaG-e-bazm-e-sitam hai.n hamaaraa haal na puuchh
jale the shaam se pahale bujhe hai.n shaam ke baad

ye raat kuchh bhii nahii.n thii ye raat sab kuchh hai
tuluu-e-jaam se pahale tuluu-e-jaam ke baad

vahii zubaa.N vahii baate.n magar hai kitanaa farq
tumhaare naam se pahale tumhaare naam ke baad

hayaat giriyaa-e-shabanam hayaat raqs-e-sharar
tere payaam se pahale tere payaam ke baad

ye tarz-e-fiqr ye rang-e-suKhan kahaa.N ’Qabil’
tere kalaam se pahale tere kalaam ke baad

tum na maano magar haqiiqat hai
ishq insaan kii zaruurat hai

kuchh to dil mubatalaa-e-vahashat hai
kuchh terii yaad bhii qayaamat hai

mere mahabuub mujh se jhuuTh na bol
jhuuTh suurat-e-gar sadaaqat hai

jii rahaa huu.N is aitamaad ke saath
zindagii ko merii zaruurat hai

husn hii husn jalve hii jalve
sirf ehasaas kii zaruurat hai

us ke vaade pe naaz the kyaa kyaa
ab dar-o-baam se nadaamat hai

us kii mahafil me.n baiTh kar dekho
zindagii kitanii Khubsuurat hai

raastaa kaT hii jaayegaa ’Qabil’
shauq-e-manzil agar salaamat hai

hairato.n ke sil_sile soz-e-nihaa.N tak aa gaye
ham nazar tak chaahate the tum to jaa.N tak aa gaye

naamuraadii apanii qismat gum_raahii apanaa nasiib
kaaravaa.N kii Khair ho ham kaaravaa.N tak aa gaye

un kii palako.n par sitaare apane ho.nTho.n pe ha.Nsii
qissaa-e-Gam kahate kahate ham kahaa.N tak aa gaye

apanii apanii justajuu hai apanaa apanaa shauq hai
tum ha.Nsii tak bhii na pahu.Nche ham fuGaa.N tak aa gaye

zulf me.n Khushbuu na thii yaa rang aariz me.n na thaa
aap kis kii aarazuu me.n gulistaa.N tak aa gaye

raftaa raftaa rang laayaa jazbaa-e-Khaamoshii-e-ishq
vo taGaaful karate karate imtihaa.N tak aa gaye

Khud tumhe.n chaak-e-girebaa.N kaa sha_uur aa jaayegaa
tum vahaa.N tak aa to jaao ham jahaa.N tak aa gaye

aaj ’Qabil’ maikade me.n inqalaab aane ko hai
ahal-e-dil andeshaa-e-suud-o-ziyaa.N tak aa gaye