go zara si baat par barson ke yarane gae
lekin itna to hua kuchh log pahchane gae
garmi-e-mahfil faqat ek nara-e-mastana hai
aur wo khush hain ki is mahfil se diwane gae
main ise shohrat kahun ya apni ruswai kahun
mujh se pahle us gali mein mere afsane gae
wahshaten kuchh is tarah apna muqaddar ban gain
hum jahan pahunche hamare sath virane gae
yun to wo meri rag-e-jaan se bhi the nazdik-tar
aansuon ki dhund mein lekin na pahchane gae
ab bhi un yaadon ki khushbu zehn mein mahfuz hai
bar-ha hum jin se gulzaron ko mahkane gae
kya qayamat hai ki 'khatir' kushta-e-shab the bhi hum
subh bhi aai to mujrim hum hi gardane gae