kuchh ishaare the jinhen duniya samajh baithe the hum
us nigah-e-ashna ko kya samajh baithe the hum

rafta rafta ghair apni hi nazar mein ho gae
wah-ri ghaflat tujhe apna samajh baithe the hum

hosh ki taufiq bhi kab ahl-e-dil ko ho saki
ishq mein apne ko diwana samajh baithe the hum

parda-e-azurdagi mein thi wo jaan-e-iltifat
jis ada ko ranjish-e-beja samajh baithe the hum

kya kahen ulfat mein raaz-e-be-hisi kyunkar khula
har nazar ko teri dard-afza samajh baithe the hum

be-niyazi ko teri paya sarasar soz o dard
tujh ko ek duniya se begana samajh baithe the hum

inqalab-e-pai-ba-pai har gardish o har daur mein
is zamin o aasman ko kya samajh baithe the hum

bhul baithi wo nigah-e-naz ahd-e-dosti
us ko bhi apni tabiat ka samajh baithe the hum

saf alag hum ko junun-e-ashiqi ne kar diya
khud ko tere dard ka parda samajh baithe the hum

kan bajte hain mohabbat ke sukut-e-naz ko
dastan ka khatm ho jaana samajh baithe the hum

baaton baaton mein payam-e-marg bhi aa hi gaya
un nigahon ko hayat-afza samajh baithe the hum

ab nahin tab-e-sipas-e-husn is dil ko jise
be-qrar-e-shikwa-e-beja samajh baithe the hum

ek duniya dard ki taswir nikli ishq ko
koh-kan aur qais ka qissa samajh baithe the hum

rafta rafta ishq manus-e-jahan hota chala
khud ko tere hijr mein tanha samajh baithe the hum

husn ko ek husn hi samjhe nahin aur ai 'firaq'
mehrban na-mehrban kya kya samajh baithe the hum