Tha KHwab mein KHayal ko tujhse muamla

aandhiyan hoti hain kya, tufan kahte hain kise!
pahle to miTTi ki ek hasti bana, phir mujh se puchha

barishen hoti hain kya, sailab kahte hain kise!
pahle to kaghaz ki ek kashti bana, phir mujh se puchha

puchhta kya hai bata! ai KHwab, mere KHayal se
TuT jati hain meri ninden, tere singar se

dekh kar ye jazba be-iKHtiyari, mehrban
sar se pa tak aatish-e-KHamosh ho jata hun main

main nahin rahta hun main
aaghosh ho jata hun main

dekhta hun jhank kar dil mein, jahan parde mein gum
KHubsurat si teri taswir ka namus tha

ab wahan par wo nahin, namus bhi koi nahin
han magar tu hai wahan sar-ta-qadam

fanus mein
pairahan ek ek utare ja rahi hai

kya kahun!
kaise kahun!

har raaz uTh jaane ke baad
main to mushkil ho gaya aasan hai tu

aaine ke samne ki baat kya
han pas-e-aina bhi uryan hai tu

jin mein the tere zard aur zamurrad ke charagh
jin mein the almas tere aur almason ke dagh

jin mein tha ek hauz tera aur us mein phul bagh
jo utare hain badan se be-badan, kya chum lun!

naqsh-e-fariyaadi se tere pairahan, kya chum lun!