tark e mohabbat ke baad gair ki ho ke bhi tum meri mohabbat chaaho
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ghair kee ho ke bhee tum meree mohabbat chaaho
Is ghaTaa-Top andhere men ye taare kaise
Farsh par jis ko abhee tak na milee jaa.e panaah
Arsh se chaand kaa aivaan utaare kaise
Jis kee raahon pe bhaTakte hue jag biite hain
Phir usee dasht ko bad-bakht sudhaare kaise
Qaafile aa.e ga.e gard uThee baith ga.ee
Ab musaafir ko ufuq par se ishaare kaise
Jin kee taqdeer men tha daaman-e-gulcheen kaa mazaar
Vo shagoofe to paraa.e hain hamaare kaise
Pesh kar saktaa hoon lekin tujhe bahlaane ko
Chaandnee-raat men machle hue roomaan kee yaad
Bed-e-majnoon ke tilismaat se pal-pal chhantee
Aasmaanon ko lapaktee huee ik taan kee yaad
Meree vaaraftagee-e-shauq kee sun kar roodaad
Tiree aankhon men damakte hue armaan kee yaad
Donon chehron pe shafaq donon jabeenon pe araq
Donon seenon men dhaDakte hue haijaan kee yaad
Kaun hain aap miree ziist kee tanhaa.ee saathee
Pahlee pahchaan kee yaad aakhiree paimaan kee yaad
Ghair ki ho ke bhi tum meri mohabbat chaho
Is ghaTa-Top andhere mein ye tare kaise
Farsh par jis ko abhi tak na mili jae panah
Arsh se chand ka aiwan utare kaise
Jis ki rahon pe bhaTakte hue jag bite hain
Phir usi dasht ko bad-baKHt sudhaare kaise
Qafile aae gae gard uThi baith gai
Ab musafir ko ufuq par se ishaare kaise
Jin ki taqdir mein tha daman-e-gulchin ka mazar
Wo shagufe to parae hain hamare kaise
Pesh kar sakta hun lekin tujhe bahlane ko
Chandni-raat mein machle hue ruman ki yaad
Bed-e-majnun ke tilismat se pal-pal chhanti
Aasmanon ko lapakti hui ek tan ki yaad
Meri waraftagi-e-shauq ki sun kar rudad
Teri aankhon mein damakte hue arman ki yaad
Donon chehron pe shafaq donon jabinon pe araq
Donon sinon mein dhaDakte hue haijaan ki yaad
Kaun hain aap meri zist ki tanhai sathi
Pahli pahchan ki yaad aaKHiri paiman ki yaad