Kab Kaun Kahan Kis Liye Zanjir-bapa Hai

kab kaun kahan kis liye zanjir-bapa hai

ye uqda-e-asrar-e-azal kis pe khula hai

kis bhes koi mauj-e-hawa sath laga le

kis des nikal jae ye dil kis ko pata hai

ek hath ki duri pe hain sab chand sitare

ye arsha-e-jaan kis dam-e-digar ki ata hai

aahang-e-shab-o-roz ke nairang se aage

dil ek gul-e-KHwab ki KHushbu mein basa hai

ye shahr-e-tilismat hai kuchh kah nahin sakte

pahlu mein khaDa shaKHs farishta ki bala hai

har soch hai ek gumbad-e-ehsas mein gardan

aur gumbad-e-ehsas mein dar harf-e-dua hai

ye did to rudad-e-hijabaat hai 'ali'

wo mah-e-mukammal na ghaTa hai na baDha hai