dil ko afsos-e-jawani hai jawani ab kahan
koi dam mein chal basenge zindagani ab kahan

aap ulatre hain wo parda wo kahani ab kahan
aashiqon se guftugu hai lan-tarani ab kahan

jab hamare pas the un ko hamara pas tha
thi hamari qadr jab thi qadr-dani ab kahan

ai pari-paikar tera mere hi dam tak tha banaw
surkh mubaf o libas-e-zafrani ab kahan

bad-mizaji naujawani ne sikhai hai unhen
dushman-e-jaan ho gae hain mehrbani ab kahan

yar aa nikla tha ai dil phir wo kyun aane laga
ho gaya ek ye bhi amr-e-na-gahani ab kahan

baad mere phir kisi ne bhi suni aawaz-e-yar
thi mujhi tak lan-tarani lan-tarani ab kahan

bagh mein nahren bhari hain phul phal ka tha maza
band hain kunj-e-qafas mein dana-pani ab kahan

teri aur apni haqiqat ja ke isa se kahun
is qadar taqat bhala ai na-tawani ab kahan

shefta jab tak na the shohrat thi zabt-o-sabr ki
dard-e-tanhai ki tab ai yar-e-jaani ab kahan

dil mein taqat thi tadap lete the bismil ki tarah
jaan mein haalat nahin wo jaan-fishani ab kahan

ghur lete the jafa-karon ko jab maftun na the
ho gae chaurang khud changez-khani ab kahan

apni qudrat us ne dikhla di shab-e-mearaj mein
ho chuki bas mehmani mehmani ab kahan

lahlahate the chaman maftun gulon par the bahaar
lut gai bu-bas ai barg-e-khizani ab kahan

haal-e-dil kahwate the jab qasid aate jate the
nama-e-shauq aur paigham-e-zabani ab kahan

dagh-e-dil us ne diya tha dil ko hum ne kho diya
ai 'sharaf' us be-murawwat ki nishani ab kahan