har baat pe kehte hain too kya hai
sabhi kehte hain wahi sabiqah hai
wajood karde kisi nukkad par rubaroo
agahee na ho to kya ho andaaz-e-guftagoo!

har baat par kehte ho too dashna hai
qalb mein fir bhi nadir-o-benazir jagah hai
mukhtalif hain soch mukhtalif gungunana
phir bhi wasl-o-firaaq mein humsafar ho jaana.

har baat par kehte ho hum mile hi nahin
tasavvur mein anjuman humne ki hai kahin
bazeecha-e-sazish bichi hai door door
kaun jaanta tha parirukh bhi hai bey nuur


detee hain jannat hayat-e-dahar ke bajaaye
hasin dekhkar teri sadrang-e-gulistan bhi sharmaaye
tum kehte ho hum mile hi nahin
is aashnai ki aab-o-rang anjaan hi sahi