ye kaun uthaa hai sharmaataa
— Josh Malihabadi
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Rain kaa jaagaa niind kaa maataa
Niind kaa maataa dhuum machaataa
AngDaa.ee letaa bal khaataa
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Rukh pe surkhee aankh men jaadoo
Bheenee bheenee bar men khushboo
Baankee chitvan simTe abroo
Neechee nazren bikhre gesoo
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Niind kee lahren gangaa jamnee
Jild ke neeche halkee halkee
Aanchal Dhalkaa maskee saaree
Halkee mehndee dhundlee bindee
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Duubaa huaa rukh taabaanee men
Anvaar-e-sahar peshaanee men
Yaa aab-e-guhar tughyaanee men
Yaa chaand kaa mukhDaa paanee men
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Rukhsaar pe mauj-e-rangeenee
Kachchee chaandee sachchee cheenee
Aankhon men nuqoosh-e-khud-beenee
MukhDe pe sahar kee sheereenee
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Aankh men ghaltaan ishrat-gaahen
Niind kee saansen jaise aahen
Bikhree zulfen uryaan baanhen
Jaan se maaren jis ko chaahen
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Phailaa phailaa aankh men kaajal
Uljhaa uljhaa zulf kaa baadal
Naazuk gardan phuul see haikal
Surkh papoTe niind se bojhal
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Kuchh jaag rahi kuch sotee hai
Har mauj-e-sabaa munh dhotee hai
Naa-shushta rukh yaa motee hai
AngDaa.ee se jiz-biz hotee hai
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Chehra pheekaa niind ke maare
Pheeke pan men shahd ke dhaare
Jo bhee dekhe jaan ko vaare
Dhartee maataa bojh sahaare
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Halchal men dil kee bastee hai
Toofaan-e-junoon men hastee hai
Aankh men shab kee mastee hai
Aur mastee dil ko Dastee hai
Ye kaun uThaa hai sharmaataa
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Rain ka jaga nind ka mata
Nind ka mata dhum machata
AngDai leta bal khata
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
RuKH pe surKHi aankh mein jadu
Bhini bhini bar mein KHushbu
Banki chitwan simTe abru
Nichi nazren bikhre gesu
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Nind ki lahren ganga jamni
Jild ke niche halki halki
Aanchal Dhalka maski sari
Halki mehndi dhundli bindi
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Duba hua ruKH tabani mein
Anwar-e-sahar peshani mein
Ya aab-e-guhar tughyani mein
Ya chand ka mukhDa pani mein
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
RuKHsar pe mauj-e-rangini
Kachchi chandi sachchi chini
Aankhon mein nuqush-e-KHud-bini
MukhDe pe sahar ki shirini
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Aankh mein ghaltan ishrat-gahen
Nind ki sansen jaise aahen
Bikhri zulfen uryan banhen
Jaan se maren jis ko chahen
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Phaila phaila aankh mein kajal
Uljha uljha zulf ka baadal
Nazuk gardan phul si haikal
SurKH papoTe nind se bojhal
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Kuchh jag rahi kuch soti hai
Har mauj-e-saba munh dhoti hai
Na-shushta ruKH ya moti hai
AngDai se jiz-biz hoti hai
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Chehra phika nind ke mare
Phike pan mein shahd ke dhaare
Jo bhi dekhe jaan ko ware
Dharti mata bojh sahaare
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata
Halchal mein dil ki basti hai
Tufan-e-junun mein hasti hai
Aankh mein shab ki masti hai
Aur masti dil ko Dasti hai
Ye kaun uTha hai sharmata