raftaa raftaa vo merii hastii kaa saamaa.N ho gaye
pahale jaan phir jaan-e-jaa.N phir jaan-e-jaanaa.N ho gaye

din-ba-din ba.Dane lagii us husn kii raanaa_iiyaa.N
pahale gul phir gul-badan phir gul-badaamaa.N ho gaye

aap to nazadiik se nazadiik-tar aate gaye
pahale dil phir dil-ruba phir dil ke mehamaa.N ho gaye

Khudaa kare ki muhabbat me.n vo mukaam aaye
kisii kaa naam luu.N lab pe tumhaaraa naam aaye

tumhaaraa pyaar mere gesuuo.n kii ulajhan ho
tumhaare vaaste dil kaa chiraaG roshan ho
sahar nazar se mile zulf leke shaam aaye

merii Khayaalo.n kii tasviir huu-ba-huu ho tum
mere huzuur nigaaho.n kii aarazuu ho tum
isii tarah se nigaah uThe salaam aaye

jahaa.N talak ye ha.Nsii guna-gunaatii raat chale
nazar nazar se mile, dil se dil kii baat chale
hamaare dil kii ta.Dap kuchh to apane kaam aaye

Mehdi Hasan’s version for the film Afshan:

Khudaa kare ki muhabbat me.n ye mukaam aaye
kisii kaa naam luu.N lab pe tumhaaraa naam aaye

kuchh is tarah se jiiye zindagii basar na hu_ii
tumhaare baad kisii raat kii sahar na hu_ii
sahar nazar se mile zulf leke shaam aaye

Khud apane ghar me.n vo mehamaan ban ke aaye.N hai.n
sitam to ye hai ki a.njaan ban ke aaye.N hai.n
hamaare dil kii ta.Dap aaj kuchh to kaam aaye

vahii hai saaz, vahii giit, vahii ma.nzar
har ek chiiz vahii hai nahii.n ho tum magar
isii tarah se nigaahe.n uThe salaam aaye

aap ko bhuul jaaye.n ham itane to bevafaa nahii.n
aap se kyaa gilaa kare.n aap se kuchh gilaa nahii.n

shiishaa-e-dil ko to.Danaa unakaa to ek khel hai
hamase hii bhuull ho ga_ii unakii ko_ii Khataa nahii.n

kaash vo apane Gam mujhe de de.n to kuchh sukuu.N mile
vo kitanaa badanasiib hai Gam hii jise milaa nahii.n

karanaa hai gar vafaa to kyaa kaise vafaa ko chho.D duu.N
kahate hai.n is gunaah kii hotii ko_ii sazaa nahii.n

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

merii vafaaye.n yaad karoge
ro_oge, fariyaad karoge

mujhako to barbaad kiyaa hai
aur kise barbaad karoge

ham bhii ha.Nsange tum par ik din
tum bhii kabhii fariyaad karoge

mahafil kii mahafil hai Gam-gii.n
kis-kis kaa dil shaad karoge

[Gam-gii.n=steeped in sorrow; shaad=bring joy to]

dushman tak ko bhuul gaye ho
mujhako tum kyaa yaad karoge

jaakar bhii naashaad kiyaa thaa
aakar bhii naashaad karoge

[naashaad=unhappy]

chho.Do bhii ’Taseer’ kii baate.n
kab tak us ko yaad karoge

ik na ik shammaa a.ndhere me.n jalaaye rakhiye
subah hone ko hai maahaul banaaye rakhiye

jin ke haatho.n se hame.n zaKhm-e-nihaa.N pahu.Nche hai.n
vo bhii kahate hai.n ki zaKhmo.n ko chhupaaye rakhiye

kaun jaane ki vo kis raah-guzar se guzare
har guzar-gaah ko phuulo.n se sajaaye rakhiye

daaman-e-yaar kii ziinat na bane har aa.Nsuu
apanii palako.n ke liye kuchh to bachaaye rakhiye