مدت ہوئی اس جان حیا نے ہم سے یہ اقرار کیا

Muddat hui us jaan-e-haya ne hum se yeh iqraar kiyaJitne bhi badnaam hue hum utna us ne pyaar kiya

Pehle bhi khush chashmon mein hum chaukanna se rehte thheTeri sooyi aankhon ne to aur humein hoshiyar kiya

Jaate jaate koi hum se achhe rehna keh to gayaPoochhe lekin poochhne wale kis ne yeh beemar kiya

Qatra qatra sarf hua hai ishq mein apne dil ka lahooShakl dikhayi tab us ne jab aankhon ko khoon baar kiya

Hum par kitni baar pade yeh daure tanhaai keJo bhi hum se milne aaya milne se inkaar kiya

Ishq mein kya nuqsaan nafa hai hum ko kya samjhaate hoHum ne saari umar hi yaaro dil ka karobaar kiya

Mehfil par jab neend si chhayi sab ke sab khamosh hueHum ne tab kuchh sh'er sunaya logon ko be daar kiya

Ab tum socho ab tum jaano jo chaaho ab rang bharoHum ne to ek naqsha kheencha ek khaaka tayyar kiya

Desh se jab pardesh sudhaare hum par yeh bhi waqt padaNazmein chhodi ghazlein chhodi geeton ka beopaar kiya