ai sanam kah de mujhe ab baat sari saf saf

ai sanam kah de mujhe ab baat saarī saaf saaf

jis tarah aave nazar sūrat tumhārī saaf saaf

jo terī āñkhoñ ke aage aa gayā bismil huā

mārte ho khīñch kar kaisī kaTārī saaf saaf

chāhe tū talvār le kar sar hamārā kaaT le

lekin ham dil se na deñge ġham-gusārī saaf saaf

ai but-e-bechūñ hai kis kī tujh se kah chūn-o-charā

hai Darātī ye nigāh barchhī tumhārī saaf saaf

ik terī ulfat se mujh ko hai malāmat chār-sū

dūsrā furqat se har-dam be-qarārī saaf saaf

chashm giryāñ sīna-bariyāñ dil-tapāñ aur chehra zard

roz-o-shab rahtī hai mujh ko āh-o-zārī saaf saaf

duur kar dil se daġhā aur mujh se mil jā be-hijāb

hai terī hijrat se har-dam intizārī saaf saaf

ham tere haiñ ham-nashīñ aur ham tere hamrāz haiñ

ham se kar hamdam hamesha ham-kinārī saaf saaf

pī ke bas jām-e-mohabbat ho gayā ḳhud mast maiñ

aa ga.ī āñkhoñ meñ merī bas ḳhumārī saaf saaf

diiñ diyā aur dil diyā dīgar diyā jān-o-jahāñ

tujh se haT kar kis se kiije dost-dārī saaf saaf

duur rahne se hai dukh aur paas rahnā hai muhāl

chhoḌnī mushkil huī raġhbat pyārī saaf saaf

'ārifā' vo shāh-e-ḳhūbāñ mujh ko yuuñ kahne lagā

ḳhud se ḳhālī ho ke kar marzī hamārī saaf saaf

ai sanam kah de mujhe ab baat sari saf saf

jis tarah aawe nazar surat tumhaari saf saf

jo teri aankhon ke aage aa gaya bismil hua

marte ho khinch kar kaisi kaTari saf saf

chahe tu talwar le kar sar hamara kaT le

lekin hum dil se na denge gham-gusari saf saf

ai but-e-bechun hai kis ki tujh se kah chun-o-chara

hai Daraati ye nigah barchhi tumhaari saf saf

ek teri ulfat se mujh ko hai malamat chaar-su

dusra furqat se har-dam be-qarari saf saf

chashm giryan sina-bariyan dil-tapan aur chehra zard

roz-o-shab rahti hai mujh ko aah-o-zari saf saf

dur kar dil se dagha aur mujh se mil ja be-hijab

hai teri hijrat se har-dam intizari saf saf

hum tere hain ham-nashin aur hum tere hamraaz hain

hum se kar hamdam hamesha ham-kinari saf saf

pi ke bas jam-e-mohabbat ho gaya KHud mast main

aa gai aankhon mein meri bas KHumari saf saf

din diya aur dil diya digar diya jaan-o-jahan

tujh se haT kar kis se kije dost-dari saf saf

dur rahne se hai dukh aur pas rahna hai muhaal

chhoDni mushkil hui raghbat pyari saf saf

'arifa' wo shah-e-KHuban mujh ko yun kahne laga

KHud se KHali ho ke kar marzi hamari saf saf