patta patta boota boota haal hamaara jaane hai
jaane na jaane hi na jaane baagh to saara jaane hai
lagne na de bas ho to us ke gird-e-rukhsaar-e-pur-fan ko
main banoon ya banoon jo us ko gawaara jaane hai
aage us muttaqi ke ham jaan kya hai aur takbeer kya
rindi ke ham apne ko ham gum-rahgaara jaane hai
chaarah-gari beemaari-e-dil ki rasm-e-shahr-e-husn nahin
warna dilbar-e-naadaan bhi is dard ka chaara jaane hai
Mir ke deen-o-mazhab ko ab poochhte kya ho un ne to
qashqa khaincha dair mein baitha kab ka tark islaam kiya
patta patta boota boota haal hamaara jaane hai
jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane baagh to saara jaane hai
dikhaayi diye yun ke bekhud kiya
hamein aap se bhi juda kar chale
ibtida-e-ishq hai rota hai kya
aage aage dekhiye hota hai kya
mir un neem-baaz aankhon mein
saari masti sharaab ki si hai
naazuki us ke lab ki kya kahiye
pankhuri ik gulaab ki si hai
baare duniya mein raho gham-zada ya shaad raho
aisa kuchh kar ke chalo yaan ke bahut yaad raho