paas raho tum mire paas raho
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Tum mire paas raho
Mire qaatil, mire dildaar mire paas raho
Jis ghaDee raat chale,
Aasmaanon kaa lahoo pee ke siyah raat chale
Marham-e-mushk liye, nashtar-e-almaas liye
Bain kartee huee hanstee huee gaatee nikle
Dard ke kaasnee paazeb bajaatee nikle
Jis ghaDee seenon men Duube hue dil
Aasteenon men nihaan haathon kee rah takne lage
Aas liye
Aur bachchon ke bilakne kee tarah qulqul-e-mai
Bahr-e-naa-soodgee machle to manaa.e na mane
Jab koi baat banaa.e na bane
Jab na koi baat chale
Jis ghaDee raat chale
Jis ghaDee maatamee sunsaan siyah raat chale
Paas raho
Mire qaatil, mire dildaar mire paas raho
Tum mere pas raho
Mere qatil, mere dildar mere pas raho
Jis ghaDi raat chale,
Aasmanon ka lahu pi ke siyah raat chale
Marham-e-mushk liye, nashtar-e-almas liye
Bain karti hui hansti hui gati nikle
Dard ke kasni pazeb bajati nikle
Jis ghaDi sinon mein Dube hue dil
Aastinon mein nihan hathon ki rah takne lage
Aas liye
Aur bachchon ke bilakne ki tarah qulqul-e-mai
Bahr-e-na-sudgi machle to manae na mane
Jab koi baat banae na bane
Jab na koi baat chale
Jis ghaDi raat chale
Jis ghaDi matami sunsan siyah raat chale
Pas raho
Mere qatil, mere dildar mere pas raho