shabnam ko ret phuul ko kaantaa banaa diyaa
— Ahmad Mushtaq
Shabnam ko ret phuul ko kaanTaa banaa diyaa
Ham ne to apne baagh ko sahraa banaa diyaa
Is uunch niich par to Thaharte naheen the paanv
Kis dast-e-shauq ne ise Dunya banaa diyaa
Kin muTThiyon ne biij bikhere zameen par
Kin baarishon ne is ko tamaashaa banaa diyaa
Sairaab kar diyaa tiree mauj-e-khiraam ne
Rakkhaa jahaan qadam vahaan Dariya banaa diyaa
Ik raat chaandnee mire bistar pe aa.ee thee
Main ne taraash kar tiraa chehra banaa diyaa
Poochhe agar koee to use kya bataaon main
Dil kya thaa, tere gham ne ise kya banaa diyaa