kis se puuchhe.n ham ne kahaa.N wo cheharaa-e-roshan dekhaa hai
mehfil mehfil Dhuu.NDh chuke hai.n gulshan gulshan dekhaa hai

kis ko dekhe.n kis ko na dekhe.n, phuul bhii hai.n kaliyaa.n bhii magar
jis se lagaayii aa.Nkh usii ko dil kaa dushman dekhaa hai

rang-e-bahaar-e-subah-e-gulistaa.N kyaa dekhe wo diiwaanaa
jis ki nazar ne ek hii gul me.n saaraa gulshan dekhaa hai

ahl-e-wafaa kii Khuun kii chhii.nTe.n duur tak u.Dakar jaatii hai.n
meraa ta.Dapanaa dekhane waale apanaa bhii daaman dekhaa hai?

aaj u.nhe.n jo chaahe samajh lo warnaa yahii ’taskii.n’ hai.n ji.nhe.n
kal tak ham ne kuu-e-butaa.N me.n Khaak_ba_daaman dekhaa hai

Khayaal-e-kaabaa-o-taibaa mai.n kis tarah bhuuluu.N
ye zindagii kaa sahaaraa mai.n kis tarah bhuuluu.N

gunaahagaaro.n se ahakaaro.n kam nasiib sahii
Gulaam huu.N dar-e-aakaa mai.n kis tarah buuluu.N

bahaar-e-subah-e-haram kyo.n na mujhe yaad aaye.n
sawaad-e-shaam-e-madiinaa mai.n kis tarah bhuuluu.N

maze uThaaye hai.n izahaar-e-dard-e-dil ke jahaa.N
wo ashk-o-aah kii duniyaa mai.n kis tarah bhuuluu.N

hazaar bekhudi-e-shauq ho.n magar ’taskeen’
Khud apane dil kaa fasaanaa mai.n kis tarah bhuuluu.N

dil aur wo bhii TuuTaa huaa dil
ab zindagii hai jiine ke qaabil

kyaa zindagii kaa ehasaas-e-shaamil
tere baGair ek Gaarat-garii dil

hotaa hai jitanaa Khuun-e-tamannaa
ba.Datii hai utanii rangiinii-e-dil

josh-e-junuu.N me.n yak saa hai dono
kyaa gard-e-sehraa, kyaa Khaak-e-ma.nzil

taqdiir-e-insaa.N aur ye zamaanaa
ek marG-e-aasaa.N aur wo bhii mushqil

lab par tabassum, aa.Nkho.n me.n aa.Nsuu
ham likh rahe.n hai.n afsaanaa-e-dil

’taskeen’ se aksar ham bhii mile hai.n
kuchh bhii ho lekin hai saahib-e-dil

dab-dabaa aayii wo a.Nkhe.n jo meraa naam aayaa
ishq naakaaam sahii phit bhii bahot kaam aayaa

lazzat-e-marG-e-mohabbat koii us se puuchhe
jisake lab par dam-e-aakhir bhii teraa naam aayaa

zindagii tere tasavvur se alag rah na sakii
naGmaa koii ho magar saaz yahii kaam aayaa

ham pe aisii bhii Gam-e-ishq me.n raate.n guzarii.n
jab tak aa.Nsuu na bahe, dil ko na aaraam aayaa

ab to yahii hai.n dil kii duaaye.n
bhuulane waale bhuul hi jaaye.n

wajah-e-sitam kuchh ho to bataaye.n
ek mohabbat, laakh Khataaye.n

dard-e-mohabbat, dil me.n chhupaayaa
aa.Nkh ke aa.Nsuu kaiise chhupaaye.n

hosh aur un kii diid kaa daawaa
dekhanewaale.n, hosh me.n aaye.n

dil ki tabaahii bhuule nahii.n ham
dete hai.n ab tak unko du’aaye.n

rang-e-zamaanaa dekhanewaale
un kii nazar bhii dekhate jaaye.n

shuGl-e-mohabbat ab hai ye ’Taskii.n’
sher kahe.n aur jii bahalaaye.n