dhali hai aur deepak abhi jalta hai
tere aane ki ummeed mein machalta hai
har aahat par main darwaaze tak aa jaata hoon
phir laut ke khali daaman wapas jaata hoon
taaron ne bhi ginti chhod di intezaar mein
subah ho chali magar tu na aaya pyaar mein
insha keh de us se ke ab raat dhal gayi
ek umr ki tarah ye ghadi bhi nikal gayi
kamar baandhe hue chalne ko yaan sab yaar baithe hain
bahut aage gaye baaqi jo hain taiyaar baithe hain
ye aarzoo thi tujhe gul ke roo-ba-roo karte
hum aur bulbul-e-betaab guftugu karte
insha ji utho ab kooch karo is shahr mein ji ko lagaana kya
wahshi ko sukoon se kya matlab jogi ka nagar mein thikaana kya
saudaa-e-ishq mein hum ne kya kya na sahe sadme
phir bhi dil-e-naadaan ko aaraam nahin aaya
dil mil gaye hain is tarah ek doosre ke saath
ab hum juda ho bhi to ye dil juda nahin
roz ye baat sunaa karte hain log
dil lagaana koi aasaan nahin