mai.n ehavaal-e-dil mar gayaa kahate kahate
thake tum na 'bas, bas, sunaa!' kahate kahate

mujhe chup lagii mudd'aa kahate kahate
ruke hai.n vo jaane kyaa kahate kahate

zabaa.N gu.ng hai ishq me.n gosh kar hai
buraa sunate sunate bhalaa kahate kahate

shab-e-hijr me.n kyaa hajuum-e-balaa hai
zabaa.N thak gaii marhabaa kahate kahate

gilaa harzaa-gardii kaa bejaa na thaa kuchh
vo kyuu.N muskuraaye bajaa kahate kahate

sad afasos jaatii rahii vasl kii shab
'zaraa Thahar ai bevafaa' kahate kahate

chale tum kahaa.N mai.n ne to dam liyaa thaa
fasaanaa dil-e-zaar kaa kahate kahate

sitam haaye! garduu.N mufassil na puuchho
ke sar phir gayaa maajaraa kahate kahate

nahii.n yaa sanam 'Momin' ab kufr se kuchh
ke Khuu ho gaii hai sadaa kahate kahate