ba-adab teri mahfil mein aate rahe sari rasmen wafa ki nibhate rahe
surkh phulon se maqtal sajate rahe yunhi lutte rahe jaan lutate rahe

apne hathon mein apni saliben liye jitni mohlat mili teri khatir jiye
hum to jaanan sar-e-dar bhi lab siye tujh ko dekha kiye muskuraate rahe

bazm-gahon mein jitne tamashai the sab ke sab teri aankhon ke shaidai the
hum to nadan the hum to saudai the razm-gahon mein aankhen bichhate rahe

sab hawale sadaqat ke be-kar the hum ki mansur the hum gunahgar the
jab bhi aankhen khulin hum sar-e-dar the zindagi bhar yunhi jagmagate rahe

dar ki pahli sidhi pe rakh kar qadam mo'atabar ho gae ek lamhe mein hum
hum nibhate rahe wahshaton ka bharam zakhm chunte rahe git gate rahe

kisht-e-jaan mein jo boe the aansu kabhi be-panah tazgi un ki faslon mein thi
hum pukara kiye zindagi zindagi chashm-e-nam mein diye jhilmilate rahe

wo jo har ek zamane mein matub tha wo jo har ek zamane mein maslub tha
us musafir ka raqs-e-junun khub tha der tak log qisse sunate rahe