hum ki maghlub-e-guman the pahle
phir wahin hain ki jahan the pahle

khwahishen jhurriyan ban kar ubhrin
zakhm sine mein nihan the pahle

ab to har baat pe ro dete hain
waqif-e-sud-o-ziyan the pahle

dil se jaise koi kanta nikla
ashk aankhon se rawan the pahle

ab faqat anjuman-arai hai
e'tibar-e-dil-o-jaan the pahle

dosh pe sar hai ki hai barf jami
hum ki shoalon ki zaban the pahle

ab to har taza sitam hai taslim
hadse dil pe giran the pahle

meri ham-zad hai tanhai meri
aise rishte bhi kahan the pahle