fasl-e-bahaar jaane ye kya gul katar gai saghar gulon ka khun-e-anadil se bhar gai gulzar-e-hast-e-bud mein aarif ki aagahi auraq-e-gul pe surat-e-shabnam bikhar gai hasil huzur-e-husn ki sar-mastiyan kahan tahzib-e-asr laut ke jaane kidhar gai danishwaro wo ramz samajhne ki chiz thi nazar-e-wafa-shiar khata jo bhi kar gai khush-bakht gharq bahr-e-takalluf mein ho gae tute hue nasib ki kashti guzar gai gulshan ke dida-war hi tah-e-dam aa gae jadu jaga ke khub nasim-e-sahar gai shaistagi ne khair ka putla bana diya barq-e-fana bhi husn-e-ada pe thahar gai almas-o-lal bik gae mutlaq khazaf ke mol ab aabru-e-hikmat-e-sahab-hunar gai saqi ko khas masnad-e-gul par jo aai nind sar-masti-e-sharab-e-gham-e-mo'atabar gai itni thi ek nafas ke tabassum ke dastan nazuk kali thi phul bani aur bikhar gai yun to sukhan ki surat-e-mani thi dil-pazir khun-e-jigar se aur haqiqat nikhar gai tai ho sake khirad se na hasti ke marhale nakaamiyon ki aah meri kaam kar gai 'bebak' be-kasi ke hai juz kaun dast-gir! mauj-e-nafas hayat ki jaane kidhar gai