Aye nuur e hidaayat aa, seene meiN samaa jaanaa

Is mahfil e KHaali meiN, Barbaadi e haali meiN

Aye nuur e hidaayat aa, seene meiN samaa jaanaa

Hai raat ka andHeraa BaDee duur hai baseraa
MuJhko bataa de aakar Kis or hai saveraa

Aye nuur e hidaayat aa, seene meiN samaa jaanaa

Ik buund hi pilaakar sairaab muJHe kar de
KuCHH cHain ataa kar de Betaab muJHe kar de

Aye nuur e hidaayat aa, seene meiN samaa jaanaa

Na sadaa se tHaa main aisaa, na talaaSH e bandagi tHii
Meraa rahnuma Khudaayaa meri KHud kii zindagi tHii
Mujhe thi talab jahaaN kii, tHaa anaa se meraa rishtaa
MuJhe yaad mat dilaanaa meri zindagi guziSHtaa

Aye nuur e hidaayat aa, seene meiN samaa jaanaa

Main jo tujhko bhool kar tHaa woh din na diKHaa mujhko
Ab zauq e ibaadat de sajde meiN JHukaa mujhko
Aye nuur e hidaayat aa, seene meiN samaa jaanaa

Ab to hai teri rahmat merii raah par mukammal
Yahii silsilaa rahegaa aage se ab se har pal
Yaa kHwaar o taSHnagii ho yaa bahaar ki ho waadii
Tera ishq hii rahegaa raah e falaah ka haadii
Teraa kHauf o tawaqquu ho tere ishq se mayassar
Ab unns o itaa’at kii ik aag jalaa jaanaa

Aye nuur e hidaayat aa, seene meiN samaa jaanaa

(This is an attempted understanding of Cardinal John Henry Newman‘s popular poem, Lead, Kindly Light)