aab o havaa hai barsar e paikaar kaun hai
— Saleem Kausar
Aab o havaa hai barsar-e-paikaar kaun hai
Mere sivaa ye mujh men giraftaar kaun hai
Ik raushnee see raah dikhaatee hai har taraf
Dosh-e-havaa pe saahib-e-raftaar kaun hai
Ek ek kar ke khud se bichhaDne lage hain ham
Dekho to jaa ke qaafila-saalaar kaun hai
Boseedgee ke khauf se sab uTh ke chal diye
Phir bhee ye zer-e-saaya-e-deevaar kaun hai
Qadmon men saa.e kee tarah raunde ga.e hain ham
Ham se ziyaada teraa talabgaar kaun hai
Phailaa raha hai daaman-e-shab kee hikaayaten
Sooraj nahin to ye pas-e-kohsaar kaun hai
Kyaa shai hai jis ke vaaste TuuTe paDe hain log
Ye bhiiD kyuun hai raunaq-e-baazaar kaun hai
Ai dil ab apnee lau ko bachaa le ki shahr men
Too jal-bujhaa to teraa 'azaa-daar kaun hai
Ab tak isee khayaal se so.e nahin 'saleem'
Ham so ga.e to phir yahaan bedaar kaun hai
Aab o hawa hai barsar-e-paikar kaun hai
Mere siwa ye mujh mein giraftar kaun hai
Ek raushni si rah dikhati hai har taraf
Dosh-e-hawa pe sahib-e-raftar kaun hai
Ek ek kar ke KHud se bichhaDne lage hain hum
Dekho to ja ke qafila-salar kaun hai
Bosidgi ke KHauf se sab uTh ke chal diye
Phir bhi ye zer-e-saya-e-diwar kaun hai
Qadmon mein sae ki tarah raunde gae hain hum
Hum se ziyaada tera talabgar kaun hai
Phaila raha hai daman-e-shab ki hikayaten
Suraj nahin to ye pas-e-kohsar kaun hai
Kya shai hai jis ke waste TuTe paDe hain log
Ye bhiD kyun hai raunaq-e-bazar kaun hai
Ai dil ab apni lau ko bacha le ki shahr mein
Tu jal-bujha to tera 'aza-dar kaun hai
Ab tak isi KHayal se soe nahin 'salim'
Hum so gae to phir yahan bedar kaun hai