hum zamane mein mohabbat ke bhikari thahre dost hain sab ke magar dushman-e-jaan hain apne aaj ki raat kahin shoala-e-gul hi bhadke jaane kal subh kahan honge hum udte patte jaan-e-man ab ke ye aadab hain tere kaise bankpan meri ghazal ka teri mahfil mein lute wo saba hai to rahe kis liye gulshan se pare ye shab-e-gul hai to kyun sej pe kanton ke kate kyun phire dasht mein diwane hue kis ke liye hum ko malum nahin puchhiye un aankhon se mar chukin kab ki tamannaen sisak kar lekin dil ki diwar se raaton ko koi sar patke kahin manzil se bhatak jae na diwana-e-gul jada-e-shahr-e-bahaaran mein bichha do kante dal dil khol ke in tute hue shishon mein sang aae hain bahut rah mein hum par pyare ye teri yaad ka aalam shab-e-tanhai mein jaise lahra ke kiran kali ghata se chhute in bhari rahon mein sab mere hain main kis ka hun dun sada kis ko lage kaun kaleje se mere kaun utrega mere dil ke gulistanon mein kaun guzrega mere chehre ke sahraon se rakh is ghar mein wo udti hai ki jaise 'hashami' taq mein shama na thi sahn mein mahtab na the