% 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