kya bataen gham-e-furqat mein kahan se guzre
mausam-e-gul se jo nikle to khizan se guzre

dil se aankhon se makinon se makan se guzre
dard phir dard hai jab chahe jahan se guzre

husn ki shokh-sari ka yahi hasil nikla
aatish-e-ishq badhi aah-o-fughan se guzre

raqs karte hi rahe khwab dhunon par lekin
sans ke tar sabhi soz-e-nihan se guzre

ba-wazu ho ke mera zikr jo karte the kabhi
aaj palte hain zaban se wo bayan se guzre

wo mohabbat ho ke isar-o-wafa ho 'zakir'
ishq ke tir shab-o-roz kaman se guzre