kaali ghata kab aaegi fasl-e-bahar men
ankhen safed ho gaiin is intizar men
kyuun kar qarar aae dil-e-be-qarar men
tum puure kab utarte ho qaul-o-qarar men
tarik dasht ho gaya ankhon men qais ki
pinhan hua jo naqa-e-laila ghubar men
aae kabhi na phir tujhe sair-e-chaman men lutf
baithe agar tu aa ke dil-e-dagh-dar men
lazim nahin ki mard musibat men ho malul
khandan hamesha rahta hai gul kharzar men
hai ye kisi ki chashm-e-siyah-mast ka asar
tauba bhi ladkhadane lagi hai bahar men
hote vahan jo ‘dagh’ to dilli bhi dekhte
ab kya karenge ja ke us ujde dayar men
kya khaak apne dil ko tamanna-e-sher ho
juz khaar kuchh nahin chaman-e-rozgar men
juz ‘dagh’ aaj bulbul-e-hindustan hai kaun
kahte hain ham pukar ke ye sau hazar men
ai ‘mashriqi’ nasib na su-e-dua hai ye
kya gham jo jagta huun shab-e-intizar men