Hum ko mahrum-e-karam uski jafa ne rakkha

hum ko mahrum-e-karam us ki jafa ne rakkha
zist se tang kisi tang qaba ne rakkha

sach to ye hai ki dua ne na dawa ne rakkha
hum ko zinda tere daman ki hawa ne rakkha

husn wale to bahut aur hain duniya mein magar
un ko yakta-e-zaman un ki ada ne rakkha

hasrat-e-did na sharminda-e-takmil hui
tere jalwaon ne kahan hosh Thikane rakkha

zulm chup ho ke sahen aise to majbur na the
hum ko lachaar magar teri raza ne rakkha

rah-e-ulfat mein bahut aae maqam-e-laghzish
shukr-sad-shukr bharam mera wafa ne rakkha

bas hamin tak rahen mahdud jafaen un ki
lutf itna to rawa ahl-e-jafa ne rakkha

rasta rok liya fart-e-nazakat ne kabhi
pas aae to unhen dur haya ne rakkha

kabhi daman-o-gireban se ulajhte rahe hath
dard-e-dil ne kabhi masruf dua ne rakkha

yaad aate rahe be-tarah moattar gesu
aaj bechain bahut baad-e-saba ne rakkha

'KHar' dushman ne to ilzam tarashe kya kya
surKH-ru mujh ko magar meri wafa ne rakkha