SurKH gulab aur badar-e-munir

ai dil pahle bhi tanha the, ai dil hum tanha aaj bhi hain
aur un zaKHmon aur daghon se ab apni baaten hoti hain

jo zaKHm ki surKH gulab hue, jo dagh ki badar-e-munir hue
is tarha se kab tak jina hai, main haar gaya is jine se

koi abr uDe kisi qulzum se ras barse mere virane par
koi jagta ho koi kuDhta ho mere der se wapas aane par

koi sans bhare mere pahlu mein koi hath dhare mere shane par
aur dabe dabe lahje mein kahe tum ne ab tak baDe dard sahe

tum tanha tanha jalte rahe tum tanha tanha chalte rahe
suno tanha chalna khel nahin, chalo aao mere ham-rah chalo

chalo nae safar par chalte hain, chalo mujhe bana ke gawah chalo