main ne puuchhaa pahlaa patthar mujh par kaun uthaaegaa
— Qateel Shifai
Main ne poochhaa pahlaa patthar mujh par kaun uThaa.egaa
Aa.ee ik awaaz ki too jis kaa mohsin kahlaa.egaa
Poochh sake to poochhe koi rooth ke jaane vaalon se
Raushniyon ko mere ghar kaa rasta kaun bataa.egaa
Daalee hai is khush-fahmee ne 'aadat mujh ko sone kee
Niklegaa jab sooraj to khud mujh ko aan jagaa.egaa
Logo mere saath chalo tum jo Kuch hai wo aage hai
Peechhe muD kar dekhne vaalaa patthar kaa ho jaa.egaa
Din men hans kar milne vaale chehre saaf bataate hain
Ek bhayaanak sapnaa mujh ko saaree raat Daraa.egaa
Mere baa'd wafa kaa dhokaa aur kisee se mat karnaa
Gaalee degee Dunya tujh ko sar meraa jhuk jaa.egaa
Suukh ga.ee jab aankhon men pyaar kee niilee jhiil 'qateel'
Tere dard kaa zard samundar kaahe shor machaa.egaa