ai sanam sab hain tere hathon se nalan aaj-kal
surat-e-naqus hain gabr-o-musalman aaj-kal

bagh mein kahte hain wo lale ka takhta dekh kar
gul khilati hai ajab khak-e-shahidan aaj-kal

harf-e-matlab apne diwane ka bhi sun ja zara
ho tujhe chhutti jo ai tifl-e-dabistan aaj-kal

mausam-e-josh-e-junun hai jama-e-gul ki tarah
khud-ba-khud hote hain tukde jeb-o-dastan aaj-kal

peshtar khat se maza tha husn ka ai naunihaal
ho gaya daghi tera seb-e-zanakhdan aaj-kal

yaad karte hain kisi ke mushaf-e-rukhsar ko
taq-e-nisyan par rakha hai hum ne quran aaj-kal

zulfen chhodi hain jo us sayyaad-e-gul-rukhsar ne
dam mein phanste hain murghan-e-ghulistan aaj-kal

hae wo khush-qad pae-gul-gasht ab aata nahin
nakhl-e-matam hai har ek sarw-e-gulistan aaj-kal

zoaf ke hathon hue fasl-e-junun mein tang hum
ho gaya phansi hamein apna gareban aaj-kal

in dinon mein zur hota hai hamein josh-e-junun
bhagta hai chhod kar majnun bayaban aaj-kal

jo hasin hai gard hai is baadshah-e-husn ki
rahta hai pariyon ki jhumar mein sulaiman aaj-kal

aindate hain kaj-adai karte hain ushshaq se
bal ki lete hain bahut gesu-e-jaanan aaj-kal

gulshan-e-alam meri nazron mein bagh-e-sabz hai
dekhta hun sabza-e-gor-e-ghareban aaj-kal

samna har roz ka hai us but-e-saffak se
ai 'saba' allah hai apna nigahban aaj-kal