aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
(aah : sigh; zulf : tresses)
daam har mauj meN hai halqaa-e-sad-kaam-e-nahang
dekheN kyaa guzre hai qatre pe guhar hone tak
(daam : trap; mauj : wave; halqaa : ring; sad : hundred; nahang : crocodile; guhar : pearl)
aashiquii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
dil kaa kyaa rang karuuN Khuun-e-jigar hone tak
(sabr-talab : requiring patience)






