prelude
isakaa ronaa nahii.n kyuu.N tumane kiyaa dil barabaad
isakaa Gam hai ki bahut der se barabaad kiyaa
shaam ke saa.Nwale chehare ko nikharaa jaaye
kyuu.N na saaGar me.n ko_ii chaa.nd ubhaaraa jaaye
raas aayaa nahii.n taskiin kaa saahil ko_ii
phir mujhe pyaas ke dariyaa me.n utaaraa jaaye
meharabaa.N terii nazar terii adaaye.n qaatil
tujhako kis naam se ai dost pukaaraa jaaye
the following were not in the version I heard
mujhako Dar hai tere waade pe bharosaa kar ke
muft me.n ye dil-e-Kush-faham na maaraa jaaye
jisake dam se mere din raat daraKshaa.N the 'qatiil'
kaise ab usake binaa vaqt guzaaraa jaaye
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