aarzuen jal gain shauq-e-farawan jal gaya
bujh gaya dil zindagi ka saz-o-saman jal gaya

mausam-e-gul tha ki thi barq-e-khizan zer-e-naqab
phul hansne bhi na pae the gulistan jal gaya

shauq-e-manzil mein junun ki garm-raftari na puchh
rah ke kanton ki kya hasti bayaban jal gaya

jhum kar su-e-chaman aaya to kya barsa to kya
aashiyan to kab ka ai abr-e-bahaaran jal gaya

hashr ke din rahmat-e-haq ne liya aaghosh mein
zauq-e-isyan par mere zahid ka iman jal gaya

dekh 'qaisar' ye hai gulshan mein maal-e-fasl-e-gul
ghunche ghunche ka gulistan mein gareban jal gaya