ki baat zabaan tak na aane paayi
aankhon hi aankhon mein wo kahaani reh gayi
hum to samajhte the ke paas hai
raah-e-mohabbat mein magar tanhaai reh gayi
jis ko paana tha use khona pada
ek hasrat dil mein anjaani reh gayi
daagh likhte hain yeh afsaana-e-gham
jo na ho poori wahi nishaani reh gayi
khoob parda hai ke chilman se lage baithe hain
saaf chhupte bhi nahin saamne aate bhi nahin
uzr aane mein bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahin
baais-e-tark-e-mulaaqaat bataate bhi nahin
tumhaare khat mein naya ek salaam kis ka tha
na tha raqeeb to aakhir wo naam kis ka tha
ghazab kiya tere vaade pe aitbaar kiya
tamaam raat qayaamat ka intezaar kiya
aafat ki shaukhiyaan hain tumhaari nigaah mein
mehshar ke fitne khelte hain jis ki raah mein
le chala jaan meri rooth ke jaana tera
aise aane se to behtar tha na aana tera