rukhsat hua to aankh mila kr nahiN gya
wo kyuN gya hy ye bhi bata kr nahiN gya
wo youN gya k bad-e-saba yaad aa gaei
ehsaas tak bhi ham ko dila kr nahiN gya
youN lag raha hy jesy abhi laot aa'ay ga
jaty hu'ay charagh bujha kr nahiN gya,
bas ik lakeer khainch gya dermiyan meiN,
deewar raasty meN bana kr nahiN gya,
shayad wo mil hi ja'ay magar justuju hy shart,
wo apny naqsh-e-paa to miTa kr nahiN gya
ghar meiN hy aaj tak wohi khushbu basi hui,
lagta hy youN j kesy wo aa kr nahiN gya
tab tak to phool jesi hi taza thi us ki yaad
jab tak wo pattioN ko juda kr nahiN gya
rehny diya na us ne kisi kaam ka mujhy
aur khak meiN bhi mujh ko mila kr nahiN gya
wesi hi be-talab hy abhi meri zindgi
wo khaar-o-khas meiN aag laga kr nahiN gya
Shehzad ye gila hi raha us ki zaat se,
jaty hu'ay wo koi gila kr nahiN gya
wo kyuN gya hy ye bhi bata kr nahiN gya
wo youN gya k bad-e-saba yaad aa gaei
ehsaas tak bhi ham ko dila kr nahiN gya
youN lag raha hy jesy abhi laot aa'ay ga
jaty hu'ay charagh bujha kr nahiN gya,
bas ik lakeer khainch gya dermiyan meiN,
deewar raasty meN bana kr nahiN gya,
shayad wo mil hi ja'ay magar justuju hy shart,
wo apny naqsh-e-paa to miTa kr nahiN gya
ghar meiN hy aaj tak wohi khushbu basi hui,
lagta hy youN j kesy wo aa kr nahiN gya
tab tak to phool jesi hi taza thi us ki yaad
jab tak wo pattioN ko juda kr nahiN gya
rehny diya na us ne kisi kaam ka mujhy
aur khak meiN bhi mujh ko mila kr nahiN gya
wesi hi be-talab hy abhi meri zindgi
wo khaar-o-khas meiN aag laga kr nahiN gya
Shehzad ye gila hi raha us ki zaat se,
jaty hu'ay wo koi gila kr nahiN gya