ab aur daman-e-dil tar-tar kya karte
alam-nasib umid-e-bahaar kya karte

samajh liya tha sar-e-sham tum na aaoge
tamam raat bhala intizar kya karte

subuk-khiram the sab shahrah-e-resham par
ye mauj-e-khun mili jin ko wo par kya karte

thi jab nasib mein aawargi bagulon ke
bikhar na jate jo misl-e-ghubar kya karte

hadaf banate kise kaj-kulah phir aakhir
junun-pasand na hote to dar kya karte

wo nikhat-e-gul-e-tar ban ke dil mein thahra tha
tamam shahr ke zohra-nigar kya karte

ye jaante the ki bijli wahin pe girni hai
to us se rahm talab bar bar kya karte

dar-e-qubul hi jis ko na yaad rah paya
use duaon mein apni shumar kya karte

jhapakne paen na palken tamam shab 'azhar'
ab aur dida-e-khu-naba-bar kya karte