hum bhi ai dost gham-e-ishq ke mare the kabhi
hum ne bhi chand hasin lamhe guzare the kabhi

kaun manega kise aaj yaqin aaega
hum bhi duniya ko dil-o-jaan se pyare the kabhi

ab ye aalam hai khalaon mein bhatakti hai nazar
zarre zarre mein nihan chand sitare the kabhi

ab wahi hath hain aur chaak-gareban zalim
jin se din raat tere baal sanware the kabhi

zindagi jin se darakhshan thi mohabbat zinda
usi khakistar-e-dil mein sharare the kabhi

bhulna chahun agar main to bhula bhi na sakun
uff wo lamhe jo tere sath guzare the kabhi

itni zalim to na thi gardish-e-dauran 'rahi'
itne be-bas to na hum ishq ke mare the kabhi