aashiyan par karam-e-barq-e-tapan hai ab bhi
dekho gulshan ki fazaon mein dhuan hai ab bhi

ham-safiran-e-chaman tum ko mubarak ho bahaar
hum asiron ke muqaddar mein khizan hai ab bhi

daur hai sang-e-hawadis ka magar kya kahiye
dil mein ek kar-gah-e-shisha-garan hai ab bhi

ab na wo dil hai na wo dil ki tamanna lekin
chashm-e-jaanan meri jaanib nigaran hai ab bhi

hum ne kyun ek tabassum ki tamanna ki thi
aankh us jurm pe khunaba-fashan hai ab bhi

rahnumai ka ye jadu koi dekhe 'maikash'
gard-e-rah par hamein manzil ka guman hai ab bhi