ek waa'da hai kissi ka jo wafa nahi hota
warna in taroon bhari raat'on main kya nahi hota
jee main aata hai ulat dain un ke chehre se naqab
hoosla kartain hain laikin hoosla hota nahi
sham'ah jis ki aabro par jaan de, de jhom kar
woh patanga jal to jata hai fana hota nahi
ab to mudat se rah o rasm nazara band hain
ab to un ka tuur par bhi saamna hota nahi
har shanawar ko nahi milta talatam se khiraj
har safee'ne ka mahaz na khuda hota nahi
har bhikari paa nahi sakta maqam e khwaj'gi
har kas o nakas ko tera gham ata hota nahi
hai yeh beeganagi apni nahi mujh ko khabar
hai yeh aalam keh to dil se juda hota nahi
warna in taroon bhari raat'on main kya nahi hota
jee main aata hai ulat dain un ke chehre se naqab
hoosla kartain hain laikin hoosla hota nahi
sham'ah jis ki aabro par jaan de, de jhom kar
woh patanga jal to jata hai fana hota nahi
ab to mudat se rah o rasm nazara band hain
ab to un ka tuur par bhi saamna hota nahi
har shanawar ko nahi milta talatam se khiraj
har safee'ne ka mahaz na khuda hota nahi
har bhikari paa nahi sakta maqam e khwaj'gi
har kas o nakas ko tera gham ata hota nahi
hai yeh beeganagi apni nahi mujh ko khabar
hai yeh aalam keh to dil se juda hota nahi