Shahar nagar mein fira banjara ghar ka rasta bhul geya,
Wo kiya tha mera mein koun tha uska apna paraya bhul geya |

Kaisi din thaay guzrein kaisi raatein ghati humein batana bhul geya,
Aab kiski baatein kahein aur kinki yaadein guzri ,wo apna sapna bhul geya ||

Yaadon ke pher mein dil paar aisi chot lagi ki kaisa tha chehra unka bhul geya ,
Dhundli chaaw yaad rahi magar pehle pyaar ka sapna bhul geya

Ki ek nazar ka noor mita ,jaab wo pal bita taab bhul geya ,
'Tahiyat' dukh mein sukh heh , sukh mein dukh heh bhed ye nyara bhul geya |||

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Ki haar jagah pyaar ka tamasha hai ,
Mere yaar ke didar ka tamasha hai |
Hiib aur zehen mein lagi hai shart ,
Fateh aur talaf ka tamasha hai ||

Aikanaat-e-intezar mein unn ki ,
Kiwar-o-jidar ka tamasha hai ||
Hai taaqub-e-ubka-e-ishq 'tahiyat' ,
Sahn-e-gulzar ka tamasha hai |||

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Ki ab ki baar nahin malum khum-khane pe kya guzra ,
Humarein astagfhar se gardis-e-paimane pe kya guzra |

Padri zarabta tha sar ko apne dair ke aage,
Khudah jaane tere surat se But-khane pe kya guzra ||

Koi khabar tak nehi mere baad tere seher pe kya guzri,
Aur pucha tuu ne bhi nehi 'Tahiyat' ki tere deewane pe kya guzra |||

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Tere kamar paar jo chandi ki jalli heh ,
Meri nazrein v wahi ko gaath daali heh |

Baalon ko dekha heh maine teri jaab se,
Najane zulfon se dilon kou kyun be-qarari heh |

Yaha sabhi k seeno ko cheed dala heh ,
Tirchi nazrein teri tej katari heh ||

Aur aab isse qahr kahon ya lutf-o-tabasum ,
Teri aashiqi ka bojh "tahiyat" sakht bhari heh ||

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Jisse ashiqi ka tiir kaari lge,
Ussae ekhlaq e zindagi kyun na bhaari lge |

Hoga naa jaag se ussae haargiz qaraar,
Jisse ishq ki ye be-qarari lge ||

Aur gar naa chode mohabaat tere dam-e-marg tak,
“Tahiyat” teri haar baat taab v pyaari lge |||

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Dekho tou jaan tum kou manane kou karta hain koun jatan |
Bolo ḳhuda ke vaste tumhare lab ko karta heh koun jatan ||

Rukhsar tera hai jaan ya hairan tou nhi ki koi chand |
Kyun rozana aur ḳhoob jhalakne kou karta hai shab jatan ||

Ye dast-e-salam sar ke upar naqsh-e-pa hai ab haar-chaand ḳhak-e-rah hua heh aab karein koi adab-e-jatan ||

Aur bandha hai sazar-e-shakim ka kyun sar pe sehra 'Tahiyat' aab 'aabru' ka byaah hai kar dukhtar-e-raz jatan |||

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Ki afsurda hoon aur iisi masaib ka naam heh zindagi |
Majboor ya zimmedar, mein hoon
Yunhi baadnam heh ye zindagi ||

Aur ye mayushi,aansu,dukh,dard,rok rukawat
Saarein tou Zindagi k hisse heh,

Aur ye mayushi,aansu,dukh,dard,rok rukawat
Saarein tou Zindagi k hisse heh |
Aab sukoon de, Yaa tou mout ka intezam kar ye zindagi |||

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Agar inn naino se naino ko milaoge to kya hoga,
Aankhon k nishaat se hum kou aise jalaoge to kya hoga |

Tumhare taakhir mein jan-ba-lab ik umra bitayi hai,
Agar yakh-lakht ko aa kar rukhh dikhaoge to kya hoga ||

Aur ye zamane ke log saare hashmat se ishq karte ‘tahiyat’,
Agar tum bhi aagosh mein iss qadar rahoge to kya hoga |||

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Tuu Apne hathon ki alshariyat mein tazyin kar mujh ko |
Mein baas mutamsik hoon tera tu apna taqdeer tou bana mujh ko ||

Aabse hilf heh tujhko ki gar kiya tu ne mujhko mere hawalein |
Tou Mein Maikhane par yabiet kar aunga khud ko ||

Aur aab yaruun ki baat aur hai 'tahiyat' aur rahoon ya na rahoon ||
Massla ye hai ki aaj tou koi aagosh mein lein mujh ko |||

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Kavhi zikr na kiya kahi pe tere hikayat ko,
Na jaane kisne elaan kar diya purein zamane ko |
Dua hadiqa ki kaari to itne waraad khile,
Kahin jagah na rahi mere bayt khaane ko |

Aab aage is mein zikr tera v aaega,
Kar dou gar hukm to yahin khatam karein iss fasane ko |

Aur “Tahiyat” zara bhi nahin kiya tum mein khauf-e-rusvaii,
Chalein hou sawaan ki baarish mein unse mulaqat karne ko ||

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