ab baad-e-fana kis ko bataun ki main kya tha
ek khwab tha aur khwab bhi tabir-numa tha

ab tak wo saman yaad hai jab hosh-ba-ja tha
har shai mein mujhe lutf tha har shai mein maza tha

tum jaur-o-jafa mujh pe na karte to bura tha
hote na agar zulm to kya lutf-e-wafa tha

kuchh yaad hain aaghaz-e-mohabbat ki wo baaten
aur bhulne wale yahi paiman-e-wafa tha

mauquf hai didar faqat zauq-e-nazar par
aksar ke liye tur ke shoalon mein khuda tha

yun maut pe main jaan ko qurban na karta
tu ne mujhe shayad koi paigham diya tha

hasti-o-adam donon ham-aghosh the goya
taswir ka ek rukh tha fana ek baqa tha

matlub ke dil mein bhi talab thi meri 'shaukat'
dekha use main ne to mujhe dekh raha tha