ab us ki yaad satane ko bar bar aae
wo zindagi jo tere shahr mein guzar aae

ye bebasi bhi nahin lutf-e-ikhtiyar se kam
khuda kare na kabhi dil pe ikhtiyar aae

qadam qadam pe gulistan khile the raste mein
ajib log hain hum bhi ki su-e-dar aae

na chahchahe na surud-e-shaguftagi na mahak
kise ab aisi bahaaron pe e'tibar aae

junun ko ab ke gareban se kya milega ki hum
ba-faiz-e-mausam-e-gul pairahan utar aae

teri lagan ne zamane ki khak chhanwai
teri talab mein tamam aarzuen haar aae

ye fakhr kam to nahin ku-e-yar mein 'nikhat'
na sharmsar gae the na sharmsar aae