gham-e-dauran gham-e-jaanan gham-e-jaan hai ki nahin dil-sitan silsila-e-gham-zadagan hai ki nahin har nafas bazm-e-gulistan mein ghazal-khwan tha kabhi har nafas nala-kashan nauha-kunan hai ki nahin har nazar naghma-sara anjuman-ara thi kabhi har nazar hairati-e-rang-e-jahan hai ki nahin har zaban par tha kabhi tazkira-e-daur-e-bahaar har zaban shikwa-gar-e-jaur-e-khizan hai ki nahin mai-chakan baada-nishan the lab-e-gul-rang kabhi lab-e-gul-rang pe zakhmon ka guman hai ki nahin surma-e-chashm-e-inayat ki hikayat chhodo aaj har aankh mein aahon ka dhuan hai ki nahin qafile jaane ghataon ke kahan utrenge har kham-e-zulf ba-hasrat-nigaran hai ki nahin dasht-e-wahshat se nahin kam ye jahan-e-gul-o-bu surat-e-reg-e-rawan umr-e-rawan hai ki nahin naghma-e-baad-e-bahaari jise tum kahte ho jaras-e-qafila-e-gul ki fughan hai ki nahin na to bulbul ki nawa hai na sada-e-taus sehn-e-gulzar mein ab amn-o-aman hai ki nahin mujh se kya puchhte ho kaun yahan tak pahuncha surkhi-e-khar-e-bayaban se ayan hai ki nahin zindagi kuchh bhi sahi phir bhi badi daulat hai maut si shai bhi yahan jins-e-giran hai ki nahin surat-e-lutf-o-karam ye ho to dil kyun na jale aag patthar ke bhi sine mein nihan hai ki nahin zulm chup-chap sahe jaoge aakhir kab tak ai asiran-e-qafas munh mein zaban hai ki nahin ye adab-gah-e-mohabbat hai jo chup hun 'tahir' warna yan kaun sa andaz-e-bayan hai ki nahin