baat karanii mujhe mushkil kabhii aisii to na thii
jaisii ab hai terii mahafil kabhii aisii to na thii

 The following is not in the version in Mehfil-E-Ghazal

paa-e-kuubaa.N ko_ii zi.ndaa.N me.n nayaa hai majanuu
aatii aawaaz se laasir? kabhii aisii to na thii

% The following is in both the versions

le gayaa luuT ke kaun aaj teraa sabr-o-qaraar
beqaraarii tujhe ai dil kabhii aisii to na thii

 The following is in the version in Mehfil-E-Ghazal

unakii aa.Nkho.n ne Kudaa jaane kiyaa kyaa jaaduu
ke tabiiyat merii maa_il kabhii aisii to na thii

chashm-e-qaatil merii dushman thii hameshaa lekin
jaisii ab ho ga_ii qaatil kabhii aisii to na thii

kyaa sabab tuu jo biga.Dataa hai 'zarar' se har baar
kuu.N terii huur-e-shimaagil kabhii aisii to na thii