ishq kaa nagma junoon ke saaz par gaate hain ham
— Ali Sardar Jafri
Ishq kaa naghma junoon ke saaz par gaate hain ham
Apne gham kee aanch se patthar ko pighlaate hain ham
Jaag uThte hain to suulee par bhee niind aatee naheen
Vaqt paD jaa.e to angaaron pe so jaate hain ham
Zindagee ko ham se baDh kar kaun kar saktaa hai pyaar
Aur agar marne pe aa jaa.en to mar jaate hain ham
Dafn ho kar khaak men bhee dafn rah sakte naheen
Laala-o-gul ban ke veeraanon pe chhaa jaate hain ham
Ham ki karte hain chaman men ehtimaam-e-rang-o-boo
Roo-e-getee se naqaab-e-husn sarkaate hain ham
Aks paDte hee sanvar jaate hain chehre ke nuqoosh
Shaahid-e-hastee ko yuun aa.eena dikhlaate hain ham
Mai-kashon ko muzhda sadiyon ke pyaason ko naved
Apnee mahfil apna saaqee le ke ab aate hain ham