Jab naam tera pyaar se likhti hei ungliyaan
mere taraf zamane ki uThti hei ungliyaan
daaman sanam ka haath mei aaya tha ek din
din raat uss hi pal se mehekti hein ungliyaan
jis din se dour ho gayen us din se hi sanam
bass din tumhare aane ki ginti hei ungliyaan
pathar taraash ker na bana TAJ* ik naya
fankaar ki jahan mei kaTti hein ungliyaan
(*it is believed that Shah Jahan had the hands and fingers of the craftsmen who created the Taj Mahal cut off to avoid a replica being built.The chief architect is believed to have been beheaded)
daaman sanam ka haath mei aaya tha ek din
din raat uss hi pal se mehekti hein ungliyaan
jis din se dour ho gayen us din se hi sanam
bass din tumhare aane ki ginti hei ungliyaan
pathar taraash ker na bana TAJ* ik naya
fankaar ki jahan mei kaTti hein ungliyaan
(*it is believed that Shah Jahan had the hands and fingers of the craftsmen who created the Taj Mahal cut off to avoid a replica being built.The chief architect is believed to have been beheaded)