jab bhi bhule se kabhi lab pe hansi aai hai
gham ki taswir mere zehn pe lahrai hai

is qadar charcha hai kuchh aamad-e-fasl-e-gul ka
khar ko khar na kahne hi mein danai hai

ban gai khar sar-e-shakh kali wo ek din
phul banne ki tamanna mein jo murjhai hai

aankh ne dekha nahin ek bhi gul khanda-ba-lab
sirf kanon ne suna hai ki bahaar aai hai

din to sayon ke taaqub mein guzara lekin
phir wahi raat wahi main wahi tanhai hai

jab tha main garm-e-safar sayon se katraata tha
thak gaya hun to mujhe shoalon pe nind aai hai

go main begana hun khud zat se apni 'simab'
meri fitrat mein magar anjuman-arai hai