Aawara

shahr ki raat aur main nashad o nakara phirun

jagmagati jagti sadkon pe avara phirun

ghair ki basti hai kab tak dar-ba-dar maara phirun

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

jhilmilate qumqumon ki raah men zanjir si

raat ke hathon men din ki mohni tasvir si

mere siine par magar rakhi hui shamshir si

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

ye rupahli chhanv ye akash par taron ka jaal

jaise suufi ka tasavvur jaise ashiq ka khayal

aah lekin kaun jaane kaun samjhe ji ka haal

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

phir vo tuuta ik sitara phir vo chhuti phul-jadi

jaane kis ki god men aai ye moti ki ladi

huuk si siine men utthi chot si dil par padi

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

raat hans hans kar ye kahti hai ki mai-khane men chal

phir kisi shahnaz-e-lala-rukh ke kashane men chal

ye nahin mumkin to phir ai dost virane men chal

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

har taraf bikhri hui ranginiyan raanaiyan

har qadam par ishraten leti hui angdaiyan

badh rahi hain god phailae hue rusvaiyan

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

raste men ruk ke dam le luun miri aadat nahin

laut kar vapas chala jaun miri fitrat nahin

aur koi ham-nava mil jaae ye qismat nahin

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

muntazir hai ek tufan-e-bala mere liye

ab bhi jaane kitne darvaze hain va mere liye

par musibat hai mira ahd-e-vafa mere liye

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

ji men aata hai ki ab ahd-e-vafa bhi tod duun

un ko pa sakta huun main ye aasra bhi tod duun

haan munasib hai ye zanjir-e-hava bhi tod duun

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

ik mahal ki aad se nikla vo piila mahtab

jaise mulla ka amama jaise baniye ki kitab

jaise muflis ki javani jaise beva ka shabab

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

dil men ik shoala bhadak uttha hai akhir kya karun

mera paimana chhalak uttha hai akhir kya karun

zakhm siine ka mahak uttha hai akhir kya karun

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

ji men aata hai ye murda chand taare noch luun

is kinare noch luun aur us kinare noch luun

ek do ka zikr kya saare ke saare noch luun

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

muflisi aur ye mazahir hain nazar ke samne

saikdon sultan-e-jabir hain nazar ke samne

saikdon changez o nadir hain nazar ke samne

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

le ke ik changez ke hathon se khanjar tod duun

taaj par us ke damakta hai jo patthar tod duun

koi tode ya na tode main hi badh kar tod duun

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun

badh ke us indar sabha ka saaz o saman phunk duun

us ka gulshan phunk duun us ka shabistan phunk duun

takht-e-sultan kya main saara qasr-e-sultan phunk duun

ai gham-e-dil kya karun ai vahshat-e-dil kya karun