Mugh se pehli si muhabbat mere mehboob na maang
main ne samjha tha ke tu hai to darakhshan hai hayat
tera gham hai to gham e dehr ka jhgara kya hai?
Teri soorat se hai aalam mein bahaaron ko sabaat
teri aankhon ke siwa dunya mein rakha kya hai
tu jo mil jaey to taqdeer nigooon ho jaey
yun na tha, mein ne faqat chaaha tha yun ho jaey
aur bhi dukh hain zamaaney mein buhabbat ke siwa
raahatein aur bhi hain wasl ki rahat ke siwa
un ginatt sadyon ke taareek bahimana talism
resham o atlas o kamkwaab mein bunwaaey huey
ja ba ja biktey hooey koocha o baazaar mein jism
khaak mei lithrey huey khoon mein nehlaey huey
laut jaati hai udhar ko bhi nazar kya keejay
abb bhi dilkash hai tera husn magar kya keejay?
Aur bhi dukh hain zamaaney main muhabbat ke siwa
raahatein aur bhi hain wasl ki raahat ke siwaa
mugh se pehli see muhabbat mere mehboob na maang
faiz ahmed faiz