aah-o-fariyaad se mamur chaman hai ki jo tha
mail-e-jaur wahi charkh-e-kuhan hai ki jo tha

husn pabandi-e-adab-e-jafa par majbur
ishq aawara sar-e-koh-o-daman hai ki jo tha

lakh badla sahi mansur ka aain-e-hayat
aaj bhi silsila-e-dar-o-rasan hai ki jo tha

dar ke chaunk uthti hain khwabon se naweli kaliyan
khanda-e-gul mein wahi saz-e-mehan hai ki jo tha

shabnam-afshani-e-gulshan hai dam-e-subh hanuz
lala-o-gul pe wo ashkon ka kafan hai ki jo tha

dil-e-be-tab pe mazi ki nawazish hai wahi
shab-e-mahtab pe yaadon ka gahan hai ki jo tha

hath rakh deta hai shane pe tasawwur un ka
gham ki raaton mein koi jalwa-figan hai ki jo tha

unhen kya fikr ki puchhen dil-e-bimar ka haal
be-niyazana wo andaz-e-sukhan hai ki jo tha

lakh badla sahi ai 'fauq' zamana lekin
tere andaz mein be-sakhta-pan hai ki jo tha