Mere takhayyul se khushbuwoon ka guzar nahin tha
na jaane kis ki dua se mere
udaas dil ki muraad manzil ko chho sakee hai
wattan ki matti se khushbuwain musta'ar lekar
mujhe yaqeen tha
woh khushbuwain gar khaloos-e-dil se
tumhe jo tohfe main paish kar doon
toh mere sab na tamaam khwaboon ke phool
phir se mehak uthhainge
mujhe yaqeen tha mere wattan ki shafeeq khushboo
tumhare dil ke dar-o-dareechoon ko shoq se mushkbaar karde
Mujhe yaqeen tha
mere wattan ki shafeeq khushboo
tumhare naazuk dil-o-zehan main
mohabbatoon ko jagaa ke rakh de
Mujhe yaqeen tha
Ki tum khushi se mere wattan ki shafeeq khushboo ka haath thaame
mere khata dar guzar karoge
Magar hua yun
tumhari chaukhat pe muntazir
woh shafeeq khushboo
tumhare Kibr-o-garoor se dil malool ho kar
jabeen pe zillat ka zakhm kha kar
Mere kaleje main teer ban kar
utar chuki hai
Agar chi paani ka bulbulah hoon
lahoo lahoo dil malool khushboo
ko paas laikin sada rakhoon ga
main tum se pehle jahaan-e-mehfil se uth gaya toh
yeh iltija hai
lahoo lahoo us udaas khushboo
ko mere ghar se
Khamosh mausam main leke jaana
kise khabar hai
kahin se dushman hawa chali toh
shafeeq khushboo bikhar na jaaye...