tum yaad ho tou naqsh ho mere hawaas per
tum ashq ho tou mere dukhon ka ilaaj ho
tum khawab ho tou meri in aankhon mein ho kahin
tum weham ho tou mujh ko haqeeqat say kia gharz
tum baaes e safar ho hunar ki uraan ho
tum neend ho tou soo ka guzarein ** ye hayat
tum husun ho tou mere takheel ki jaan ho
tum raat ho tou mujh ko nahi subha ki talab
tum noor ban k dil mein samaye ho aaj kal
tum khaak ho tou khaak nashino ki ho talash
tum dard ho tou rooh per chaaye ho aaj kal
tum dasht ho tou main bi musafir hon dasht ka
tum chand ho tou talkh andheron ki fikar kia
tum bey nayaz ho tou zamany say ho alag
tum rang ho tou phir ye baharon ka zikar kia
tum bey samar rutoon mein baharon ki ho umeed
tum raahguzar shouk mein jazba junoo ka ho
tum aarzo ho aahl e tammana ki ho khalsh
tum ratjagon ki bheer mein lamha sakoon ka ho
tum beywafa rutoon mein hawala ho ishq ka
tum beybasi ho phir bhi muheet e hawaas ho
tum ek kiran ho noor e azal mein dhuli hui
tum tazgi ho shabnami phoolon ki aas ho
tum gehray paanio mein chupay mautoon ka lams
tum maut k safar mein nishaan e hayat ho
tum meri chasm e nim k sitaron ki kehkshaan
tum husn e beymisaal meri kainat ho
tum jab say ho gaye ho meri dastras say duur
main jee raha hon ku k zarori hai zindagi
saanso ko bhooj ko bi uthaya hai rooh ney
lakin tere beyghair adhoori hai zindagi.
tum ashq ho tou mere dukhon ka ilaaj ho
tum khawab ho tou meri in aankhon mein ho kahin
tum weham ho tou mujh ko haqeeqat say kia gharz
tum baaes e safar ho hunar ki uraan ho
tum neend ho tou soo ka guzarein ** ye hayat
tum husun ho tou mere takheel ki jaan ho
tum raat ho tou mujh ko nahi subha ki talab
tum noor ban k dil mein samaye ho aaj kal
tum khaak ho tou khaak nashino ki ho talash
tum dard ho tou rooh per chaaye ho aaj kal
tum dasht ho tou main bi musafir hon dasht ka
tum chand ho tou talkh andheron ki fikar kia
tum bey nayaz ho tou zamany say ho alag
tum rang ho tou phir ye baharon ka zikar kia
tum bey samar rutoon mein baharon ki ho umeed
tum raahguzar shouk mein jazba junoo ka ho
tum aarzo ho aahl e tammana ki ho khalsh
tum ratjagon ki bheer mein lamha sakoon ka ho
tum beywafa rutoon mein hawala ho ishq ka
tum beybasi ho phir bhi muheet e hawaas ho
tum ek kiran ho noor e azal mein dhuli hui
tum tazgi ho shabnami phoolon ki aas ho
tum gehray paanio mein chupay mautoon ka lams
tum maut k safar mein nishaan e hayat ho
tum meri chasm e nim k sitaron ki kehkshaan
tum husn e beymisaal meri kainat ho
tum jab say ho gaye ho meri dastras say duur
main jee raha hon ku k zarori hai zindagi
saanso ko bhooj ko bi uthaya hai rooh ney
lakin tere beyghair adhoori hai zindagi.