avvaliin chaand ne kya baat sujhaaii mujh ko
— Nasir Kazmi
Avvaleen chaand ne kya baat sujhaa.ee mujh ko
Yaad aa.ee tiree angusht-e-hinaa.ee mujh ko
Sar-e-aivaan-e-tarab naghma-saraa thaa koee
Raat bhar us ne tiree yaad dilaa.ee mujh ko
Dekhte dekhte taaron kaa safar khatm huaa
So gaya chaand magar niind na aa.ee mujh ko
Inhee aankhon ne dikhaa.e ka.ee bharpoor jamaal
Inheen aankhon ne shab-e-hijr dikhaa.ee mujh ko
Saa.e kee tarah mire saath rahe ranj o alam
Gardish-e-vaqt kaheen raas na aa.ee mujh ko
Dhoop idhar Dhaltee thee dil Doobtaa jaataa thaa idhar
Aaj tak yaad hai wo shaam-e-judaa.ee mujh ko
Shahr-e-lahore tiree raunaqen daa.im aabaad
Teree galiyon kee havaa kheench ke laa.ee mujh ko