miri har ḳhushi ḳhushi thi tiri har ḳhushi se pahle
mujhe koi gham nahin tha gham-e-ashiqi se pahle
koi kashmakash nahin thi gham-e-dushmani se pahle
mujhe ḳhauf hi kahan tha tiri dosti se pahle
na bahar-e-mai-kada thi na surur-baḳhsh naghme
tire mai-kade men kya tha miri mai-kashi se pahle
main dua.en chahta huun main dua ka mustahiq huun
tumhen kaun janta tha miri dosti se pahle
hui sham-e-husn raushan to main ban gaya patanga
tiri bandagi thi suuni miri zindagi se pahle
kahin tirgi thi ‘maikash’ kahin tirgi ke Dere
kahin raushni nahin thi miri raushni se pahle
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