shehr k dukaN daro, karobar-e-ulfat maiN sood kia zayaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
dil k daam kitnay haiN, khab kitnay mehangay haiN aur naqd-e-jaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
koi kaisay milta hai, phool kaisay khilta hai, aankh kaisay jhukti hai, sans kaisay rukti hai
kaisay rah nikalti hai, kaisay bat chalti hai, shauq ki zubaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
wasl ka sakooN kia hai, hijr ka janooN kia hai, husn ka fasooN kia hai, ishq ka darooN kia hai
tum mareez-e-danaai, maslehat k shaidaai, rah-e-gumrahaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
zakhm kaisay phaltay haiN, dagh kaisay jaltay haiN, dard kaisay hota hai, koi kaisay rota hai
ashk kia hai naalay kia, dhasht kia hai chaalay kia, aah kia faghaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
na-murad dil kaisay subh-o-sham kartay haiN, kaisay zinda rehtay haiN aur kaisay martay haiN
tum ko kab nazar aai gham zadoN ki tanhai, zeest-e-bay amaaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
janta hooN maiN tum ko zauq-e-shayeri bhi hai, shakhsiyat sajanay maiN ik yeh mahiri bhi hai
phir bhi harf chuntay ho, sirf lafz suntay ho, un k darmayaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay!
dil k daam kitnay haiN, khab kitnay mehangay haiN aur naqd-e-jaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
koi kaisay milta hai, phool kaisay khilta hai, aankh kaisay jhukti hai, sans kaisay rukti hai
kaisay rah nikalti hai, kaisay bat chalti hai, shauq ki zubaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
wasl ka sakooN kia hai, hijr ka janooN kia hai, husn ka fasooN kia hai, ishq ka darooN kia hai
tum mareez-e-danaai, maslehat k shaidaai, rah-e-gumrahaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
zakhm kaisay phaltay haiN, dagh kaisay jaltay haiN, dard kaisay hota hai, koi kaisay rota hai
ashk kia hai naalay kia, dhasht kia hai chaalay kia, aah kia faghaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
na-murad dil kaisay subh-o-sham kartay haiN, kaisay zinda rehtay haiN aur kaisay martay haiN
tum ko kab nazar aai gham zadoN ki tanhai, zeest-e-bay amaaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay
janta hooN maiN tum ko zauq-e-shayeri bhi hai, shakhsiyat sajanay maiN ik yeh mahiri bhi hai
phir bhi harf chuntay ho, sirf lafz suntay ho, un k darmayaN kia hai, tum na jan pao gay!