bas ki paabandi e aaiin e wafa ham se huii
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Bas ki paabandi-e-aa.een-e-wafa ham se huee
Ye agar koee khataa hai to khataa ham se huee
Zindagee tere liye sab ko khafaa ham ne kiyaa
Apnee qismat hai ki ab too bhee khafaa ham se huee
Raat bhar chain se sone naheen detee ham ko
Itnee maayoos tiree zulf-e-rasaa ham se huee
Sar uThaane kaa bhalaa aur kise yaaraa thaa
Bas tire shahr men ye rasm adaa ham se huee
Baar-haa dast-e-sitam-gar ko qalam ham ne kiyaa
Baar-haa chaak andhere kee qabaa ham se huee
Ham ne utne hee sar-e-raah jalaa.e hain charaag
Jitnee bargashta zamaane kee havaa ham se huee
Baar-e-hastee to uThaa uTh na sakaa dast-e-savaal
Marte marte na kabhee koee duaa ham se huee
Kuch dinon saath lagee thee hamen tanhaa paa kar
Kitnee sharminda magar mauj-e-balaa ham se huee