Jab se ehsaas ke shoulaon ne bhadakna sikha,

Jab se ehsaas ke shoulaon ne bhadakna sikha,
Shama-e-zeest ne har aan pighalna sikha,
Teri qurbat ne jalaye thhe jo is dil mein chirag,
Teri durri se chiragon ne bhadakna sikha,
Ek sannata thha,weeran thhi guzargah-e-hayat,
Jaane kab dil ne mohabbat ko samajhna sikha,
Aqqal wale bhi jahan thokarein kha kha ke gire,
Hamne uss rah se darasal sambhalna sikha,
Dil ki har baat nighaaon se bayaan hoti hai,
Yeh nazar milne par iss dil ne samajhna sikha,
Saher-e-ulfat se nikal paaye na woh kabhi,
Jisne iss raaz-e-mohabbat ko samajhna, sikha.