PALKEN ZARA UTHA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE,
THODA SA MUSKURA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE,
AE MAAH TAAB-E-HUSN ANDHERA HAI CHAR SOO,
RUKH SE NAKAAB UTHA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE,
CHUPNE LAGA HAI CHAAND GHATAAO KI OAT ME,
ZULFEN ZARA HATA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE,
BAJNE LAGENGE JALTARANG ES KAAENAAT ME,
KOI GEET GUNGUNA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE,
DE DENGE JAAN AAPK KADMO ME HUM HUZOOR,
SHAM-E-WAFA JALAKAR EK BAR DEKHIYE,
MERI TARHA AAP BHI TARSENGE NEEND KO,
YE DIL KAHIN LAGA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE,
KYON DAR BADAR HAI AAP WAFA KI TALASH ME,
APNA HAME BANA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE,
ES PUR FAREB DOUR KA SHIKWA BAJA MAGAR,
IMTEYAZ KO AAZMA KAR EK BAAR DEKHIYE.