ab ke to gulistan mein wo daur-e-bahaar aaya
phulon pe udasi hai kanton pe nikhaar aaya

wo apne muqaddar pe rota hi raha barson
auron ka muqaddar jo pal bhar mein sanwar aaya

kya chaal chali tu ne kya jal bichhaya hai
sayyaad mubarak ho ghar baithe shikar aaya

jis jit ki khatir main bedar raha ab tak
ek lamhe ki ghaflat mein wo jit bhi haar aaya

diwangi-e-dil ka kya arz karun aalam
main dard ke sahra mein khud ko hi pukar aaya

har haal mein hai mujh ko manzur khushi un ki
ruswai hui meri un ko to qarar aaya

iflas mein ghut ghut kar dam tod diya jis ne
aaj us pe zamane ki nafrat ko bhi pyar aaya

sach kahta hun main 'arshad' aisa bhi hua aksar
khud apni masarrat pe roya to qarar aaya