## prelude ##
chhupaa le daaG-e-jigar daaG-e-dil zamaane se
ki dard aur ba.Dhegaa inhe.n dikhaane se

ai dard-e-jigar, fariyaad na kar
bahate hai.n to aa.Nsuu bahane de
saahil kii tamannaa karataa jaa
ma.Njhadhaar me.n kashtii rahane de

hamako to zamaane se apanaa
dukh-dard chhupaae rahanaa hai
ho jaae na apanii rusawaaii
har zulm ko ha.Ns kar sahane de

dil sau.np chuke hai.n ham jin ko
ab unase shikawaa kyaa karanaa
jis haal me.n rakhanaa chaahe.n wo
us haal me.n ham ko rahane de