charaag dene lagegaa dhuaan na chhuu lenaa
— Irfan Siddiqi
Charaagh dene lagegaa dhuaan na chhoo lenaa
Too meraa jism kaheen meree jaan na chhoo lenaa
Zameen chhuTee to bhaTak jaaoge khalaaon men
Tum Udhte Udhte kaheen aasmaan na chhoo lenaa
Naheen to barf saa paanee tumhen jalaa degaa
Gilaas lete hue ungliyaan na chhoo lenaa
Hamaare lahje kee shaa.istagee ke dhoke men
Hamaaree baaton kee gahraa.iyaan na chhoo lenaa
UDe to phir na milenge rafaaqaton ke parind
Shikaayaton se bharee Tahniyaan na chhoo lenaa
Muravvaton ko mohabbat na jaannaa 'irfaan'
Tum apne siine se nok-e-sinaan na chhoo lenaa