ye kahnaa to nahin kaafii ki bas pyaare lage ham ko
— Ahmad Mushtaq
Ye kahnaa to nahin kaafee ki bas pyaare lage ham ko
Unhen kaise bataa.en ham ki wo kaise lage ham ko
Makeen the yaa kisee khoee huee jannat kee tasveeren
Makaan is shahr ke bhoole hue sapne lage ham ko
Ham un ko soch men gum dekh kar vaapas chale aa.e
Wo apne dhyaan men baiThe hue achchhe lage ham ko
Bahut shaffaaf the jab tak ki masroof-e-tamannaa the
Magar is kaar-e-Dunya men baDe dhabbe lage ham ko
Jahaan tanhaa hue dil men bhanvar se paDne lagte hain
Agarche muddaten guzreen kinaare se lage ham ko