hai justujuu ki khuub se hai khuub tar kahaan
— Altaf Hussain Hali
Hai justujoo ki khuub se hai khoob-tar kahaan
Ab Thahratee hai dekhiye jaa kar nazar kahaan
Hain daur-e-jaam-e-avval-e-shab men khudee se duur
Hotee hai aaj dekhiye ham ko sahar kahaan
Yaa rab is ikhtilaat kaa anjaam ho ba-khair
Thaa us ko ham se rabt magar is qadar kahaan
Ik umr chaahiye ki gavaaraa ho neesh-e-ishq
Rakkhee hai aaj lazzat-e-zakhm-e-jigar kahaan
Bas ho chukaa bayaan kasal-o-ranj-e-raah kaa
Khat kaa mire javaab hai ai naama-bar kahaan
Kaun o makaan se hai dil-e-vahshee kanaara-geer
Is khaanumaan-kharaab ne DhoonDaa hai ghar kahaan
Ham jis pe mar rahe hain wo hai baat hee kuchh aur
Aalam men tujh se laakh sahee too magar kahaan
Hotee nahin qubool duaa tark-e-ishq kee
Dil chaahtaa na ho to zabaan men asar kahaan
'haalee' nashaat-e-naghma-o-mai DhoonDhte ho ab
Aa.e ho vaqt-e-sub.h rahe raat bhar kahaan