kahaan ki guunj dil e naa tavaan men rahtii hai
— Ahmad Mushtaq
Kahaan kee guunj dil-e-naa-tavaan men rahtee hai
Ki thartharee see ajab jism-o-jaan men rahtee hai
Qadam qadam pe vahee chashm o lab vahee gesoo
Tamaam umr nazar imtihaan men rahtee hai
Maza to ye hai ki wo khud to hai na.e ghar men
Aur us kee yaad puraane makaan men rahtee hai
Pata to fasl-e-gul-o-laala kaa naheen maaloom
Sunaa hai qurb-o-javaar-e-khizaan men rahtee hai
Main kitnaa vahm karoon lekin ik shuaa-e-yaqeen
Kaheen navaah-e-dil-e-bad-gumaan men rahtee hai
Hazaar jaan khapaataa rahoon magar phir bhee
Kamee see Kuch mire tarz-e-bayaan men rahtee hai