In jheel si gehri aankhoon main ik sham kahin aabad to ho

is jheel kinaray pal do pal
ik khawab ka neela phool khilay
wo phol baha dain lehroon main
ik rooz kabhi hum sham dhalay
is phol k behtay rangoon main
jis waqt larazta chand chalay
us waqt kahin un aankhoon main is basray pal ki yaad to ho

In jheel si gehri aankhoon main ik sham kahin aabad to ho

phir chahay omer samander ki
her maoj parayshan ho jaye
phir chahay aankh darechay say
her khawab gurayzaan ho jaye
phir chahay phool k chehray ka
her dard nomayan ho jaye
is jheel kinaray pal do pal wo roop nagar eejad to ho
din raat k is aaeynay say wo aks kabhi aazad to ho
In jheel si gehri aankhoon main ik sham kahin aabad to ho

Chahat ki mehfil main bulaya hai kisi ne,
Khud bula ker phir sataya hai kisi ne,
Jab tak jali hai shama jalta raha parwana,
Kiya is tarhan saath nibhaya hai kisi ne

Armaan mere raiza raiza hogaye hain,
Yun kil k aangan say giraya hai kisi ne,
Aag lagi hai dasht main koi kiya bhujaye ga,
Dil is tarah say aaj jalaya hai kisi ne,

Dil rota hai raat bhar yaad kar k kisi ko,
Is tarhan ulfat main zakham khaya hai kisi ne,
Sangdil jo tha aaj woh bhi ro parha
Us ko bhi tarpaya hai kisi ne,

pyaas vo dil kii bujhaane kabhii aayaa bhii naheen
kaisaa baadal hai jisakaa ko_ii saayaa bhii naheen

beruKhii is se ba.Dii aur bhalaa kyaa hogii
ek muddat se hame.n us ne sataayaa bhii naheen

roz aataa hai dar-e-dil pe vo dastak dene
aaj tak hamane jise paas bulaayaa bhii naheen

sun liyaa kaise Khudaa jaane zamaane bhar ne
vo fasaanaa jo kabhii hamane sunaayaa bhii naheen

tum to shaayar ho ‘Qateel’ aur vo ik aam saa shaKhs
us ne chaahaa bhii tujhe aur jataayaa bhii naheen

Koi titli hamarey paas aati bhi, to kia aati,

Yun ghut-ghut k mar jana, hamain manzoor tha laikin,
Kisi kam-zarf per zahir na ki majbooriyan hum nay,

Hum is mehmil main bus ek baar sach bolay thay,
Zabaan per umer bhar mehsoos ki chingariyon ham nay,

Samajhtay thay magar phir bhi na rakhi dooriyan humne,
Chiraghoon ko jalanay main jala ‘ li ungliyan hum nay…

Baaton baaton mian bicharney ka ishara karkey
Khud bhi roya woh buhat ham se kinara karkey

Sochta rehta hoon tanhai main anjam-e-khuloos
Phir usi jurm-e-mohabbat ko dobara karkey

Jagmaga di hain terey shehrer ki galiyan main ne
Apney askhon ko palkon pe sitara karkey

Dekh letey hain chalo hosla apne dil ka
Aur kuch roz tere saath guzara karkey

Aik hi sheher main rehna hai magar milna nahi
Dekhtey hain yeh aziyat bhi gawara karkey