Ai dil-e-be-KHabar

ai dil-e-be-KHabar
jo hawa ja chuki ab nahin aaegi

jo shajar TuT jata hai phalta nahin
wapsi mausamon ka muqaddar to hai

jo saman bit jae palaTta nahin
jaane wale nahin lauTte umr bhar

ab kise DhunDhta hai sar-e-rahguzar
ai dil-e-kam-nazar ai mere be-KHabar ai mere ham-safar

wo to KHushbu tha agle nagar ja chuka
chandni tha hua sarf-e-rang-e-qamar

KHwab tha aankh khulte hi ojhal hua
peD tha rut badalte hua be-samar

ai dil-e-be-asar ai mere chaara-gar
ye hai kis ko KHabar!

kab hawa-e-safar ka ishaara mile!
kab khulen sahilon par safinon ke par

kaun jaane kahan manzil-e-mauj hai!
kis jazire pe hai shah-zadi ka ghar ai mere chaara-gar

ai dil-e-be-KHabar kam-nazar mo'tabar
tu ki muddat se hai zer-e-bar-e-safar

be-qarar-e-safar
rail ki be-hunar pTriyon ki tarah

aas ke be-samar mausamon ki tarah
be-jahat manzilon ki masafat mein hai

rasta bhule hue rahrawon ki tarah
chob-e-nar-e-safar

e'tibar-e-nazar kis guman par karen
ai dil-e-be-basar

ye to sahil pe bhi dekhti hai bhanwar
ret mein kisht karti hai aab-e-baqa

kholti hai hawaon mein bab-e-asar
tujh ko rakhti hai ye zebdar-e-safar be-qarar-e-safar

ai dil-e-be-hunar
garm sanson ki wo KHushbuen bhul ja

wo chahakti hui dhaDkanen bhul ja
bhul ja narm honTon ki shadabiyan

harf-e-iqrar ki lazzaten bhul ja
bhul ja wo hawa bhul ja wo nagar

kaun jaane kahan raushni kho gai
luT gaya hai kahan karwan-e-sahar

ab kahan gesuon ke wo sae kahan
us ki aahaT se chamke hue baam-o-dar ai dil-e-be-basar

rang-e-asudgi ke tamashe kahan
jhuTpuTa hai yahan rahguzar rahguzar

wo to KHushbu tha agle nagar ja chuka
ab kise DhunDhta hai are be-KHabar

jaane wale nahin lauTte umr bhar
ai dil-e-kam-nazar ai mere chaara-gar ai mere ham-safar