main ne gul-rez bahaaron ki tamanna ki thi
mujhe afsurda nigahon ke siwa kuchh na mila

chand sahmi hui aahon ke siwa kuchh na mila
jagmagate hue taron ki tamanna ki thi

main ne mauhum umidon ki panahen dhundin
shiddat-e-yas mein mubham sa ishaara na mila

dagmagate hue qadmon ko sahaara na mila
hae kis dasht-e-bala-khez mein rahen dhunden

ab fusun-saz bahaaron se mujhe kya matlab
aaj hi meri nigahon mein wo manzar tauba

main ne dekhe hain lapakte hue nashtar tauba
khuld bar-dosh nazaron se mujhe kya matlab

aasman nur ke naghmat se mamur sahi
main ne ghatti hui chikhon ke sune hain nauhe

hae wo ashk jo palkon se dhalak bhi na sake
zindagi husn-o-jawani se abhi chur sahi

kabhi zau-pash sitaron ki tamanna thi mujhe
aaj zarron ko bhi maqsud bana rakkha hai

aaj kanton ko kaleje se laga rakkha hai
kabhi gul-rez bahaaron ki tamanna thi mujhe