hai ajiib chiiz ma e junoon kabhi dil ki pyaas nahin bujhii
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Hai 'ajeeb chiiz ma-e-junoon kabhi dil kee pyaas nahin bujhee
Magar ab milaa ke to dekh luun zaraa ek qatra-e-aagahee
Miree khaamushee miree be-hisee yahee meraa raaz-e-fasurdagee
Kabhi so gaya hoon to jaag uThee hai ye dil kee choT dabee dabee
Hai ye kaisee sohbat mai-kashaan ki har ek jaam lahoo lahoo
Yahee dostee hai to ai khuda mujhe raas aa.e na dostee
Hai malool mujh se duaa-e-maut ki saath us kaa na de sakaa
Mire raaste men jo aa ga.ee yahee zindagee yahee zindagee
Zaraa aa ke saamne baith jaa miree chashm-e-tar ke qareeb aa
Mire aa.ine men bhee dekh le kabhi apnee zulf kee barhamee
Yahee saath saath mire raha main isee kaa paa na sakaa pataa
Kabhi har qadam pe mujhe milaa yahee aadmee yahee aadmee
Mire saath saath chale the sab miraa saath koi na de sakaa
Mire ham-safar mire ham-nazar miree khud-saree miree sar-kashee
Miree samt aur bhee saaqiyaa wo jo buund buund men zahr thaa
Jise aur koi na pee sakaa wo sharaab mere hee munh lagee
Main shaheed-e-zulmat-e-shab sahee miree khaak ko yahee justujoo
Koi raushnee koi raushnee koi raushnee koi raushnee