Ye dharti KHub-surat hai

nahin faruqi! is dharti ko main hargiz na chhoDunga
mujhe jis daur ne pala hai, wo be-shak purana hai

mujhe mahbub ab bhi ahd-e-rafta ka fasana hai
magar ye daur-e-nau

ye zau
shua-e-agahi ki rau

main itni KHub-surat zindagi se munh na moDunga
ajal bar-haq sahi lekin

rahega jab talak mumkin
main chahunga ki lipTa hi rahun dharti ke daman se

ye dharti aasmanon se ziyaada KHub-surat hai
ye mahbuba hai

is mein man ki shafqat ki bhi azmat hai
zabardasti jo maut aai

(wo aati hai aur aaegi)
to main koshish karunga to shaKH-ha-e-lala-o-gul ko

jakaD lun apne hathon se
gulabon se kahunga tum abhi mujh ko na jaane do

agar haara to is duniya ki sari dilkashi le kar
zamin ki god hi mein ek gahri nind so lunga

main mahbuba nahin man se kahunga phir jaga dena
baDa ziddi sa baalak hun

main teri god se KHud shola-e-gul ban ke ubharunga!
ajab aalam tha

aur main aasman se saKHt barham tha
KHuda ko galiyon par galiyan dene mein khoya tha

ki munni ne kaha dekho KHuda ne mujh ko bheja hai
magar is waqt munni bhi mujhe manhus lagti thi

mahine guzre faruqi!
magar ab sochta hun main

koi mane na mane ek KHuda hai nam jo bhi ho!
na umr-e-ishq baqi hai

na mai-KHana na paimana
na nazron mein

kisi shahnaz-e-lala-ruKH ka kashana
to kya hamd o salam o nat likkhun ye nahin mumkin

to masjid hi karun aabaad kuchh karna zaruri hai
KHuda bhi mujh ko kahil pa ke phir barham na ho jae

magar faruqi! duniya aaj behad KHub-surat hai
ba-in umr-e-tabii mujh ko bhi us ki zarurat hai

KHuda fankar hai wo bhi yaqinan chahta hoga
ki dekhe us ki sanat se kise kitni mohabbat hai

agar main is zamin aur is ki ranai ko apna lun
to mera dil ye kahta hai ki ye bhi ek ibaadat hai

abhi ye sochta hun kal KHuda hi jaane kya sochun
musalsal sochte rahna meri bachpan ki aadat hai

diwali aur subh-e-id faruqi! mubarak ho
mujhe chhoDo mein jis aalam mein hun wo meri qismat hai!!