purasish-e-Gam kaa shukriyaa, kyaa tujhe aagahii nahii.n

purasish-e-Gam kaa shukriyaa, kyaa tujhe aagahii nahii.n
tere baGair zindagii dard hai, zindagii nahii.n

daur thaa ek guzar gayaa, nashaa thaa ek utar gayaa
ab vo muqaam hai jahaa.N shikvaa-e-beruKhii nahii.n

tere sivaa karuu.N pasa.nd kyaa terii qaayanaat me.n
dono.n jahaa.N kii ne_amate.n, qiimat-e-ba.ndagii nahii.n

laakh zamaanaa zulm Dhaaye, vaqt na vo Khudaa dikhaaye
jab mujhe ho yaqii.n ki tuu haasil-e-zindagii nahii.n

dil kii shaguftagii ke saath raahat-e-mayakadaa ga_ii
fursat-e-mayakashi to hai, hasarat-e-mayakashii ga_ii

zaKhm pe zaKhm khaake jii, apane lahuu ke ghuu.NT pii
aah na kar, labo.n ko sii, ishq hai dillagii nahii.n

dekh ke Khushk-o-zard phuul, dil hai kuchh is tarah maluul
jaise terii Khizaa.N ke baad, daur-e-bahaar hii nahii.n

sirf ashk-o-tabassum me.n ulajhe rahe

sirf ashk-o-tabassum me.n ulajhe rahe
hamane dekhaa nahii.n zindagii kii taraf

raat Dhalate jab unakaa Khayaal aa gayaa
Tik-Tikii ba.Ndh ga_ii chaa.Ndanii kii taraf

kaun saa jurm hai,kyaa sitam ho gayaa
aa.Nkh agar uTh ga_ii, aap hii kii taraf

jaane vo multafit ho.n kidhar bazm me.n
aa.Nsuuo.n kii taraf yaa ha.Nsii kii taraf

yuu.N na mil mujh se Khafaa ho jaise

yuu.N na mil mujh se Khafaa ho jaise
saath chal mauj-e-sabaa ho jaise

log yuu.N dekh kar ha.Ns dete hai.n
tuu mujhe bhuul gayaa ho jaise

ishq ko shirk kii had tak na ba.Daa
yuu.N na mil hamase Khudaa ho jaise

maut bhii aa_ii to is naaz ke saath
mujhape ehasaan kiyaa ho jaise

aise a.njaan bane baiThe ho
tum ko kuchh bhii na pataa ho jaise

hichakiyaa.N raat ko aatii hii rahii.n
tuu ne phir yaad kiyaa ho jaise

zindagii biit rahii hai "daanish"
ek bejurm sazaa ho jaise