Nukta cheen hai, ghum-e-dil us ko sunaye na bane

Nukta cheen hai, ghum-e-dil us ko sunaye na bane
kia bane baat, jahan baaat banaye na bane

main bulata to hoon us ko, magar ae jazba-e-dil
us pe ban jaye kuch aisee, ke bin aaye na bane

khail samjha hai, kahin chor na de, bhool na jaye
kaash! yun bhi ho ke bin mere sataye na bane

gha'ir phirta hai liye yun tere khat ko keh agar
koi poochay ke ye kia hai, to chupaye na bane

is nazakat ka bura ho, wo bhale hain, to kia
haath aayen, to unhain haath lagaye na bane

keh sake ga kaun, ye jalwa gari kis ki hai
parda chora hai wo us ne ke uthaye na bane

maut ki rah na dekhoon? ke bin aaye na rahe
tum ko chahoon? ke na aao, to bulaye na bane

bolh wo sir se gira hai ke uthaye na uthe
kaam wo aan para hai ke banaye na bane

ishq par zor nahin, hai ye wo aatish
ke lagaye na lage, aur bujhaye na bane

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