bhulata lakh hun lekin barabar yaad aate hain
ilahi tark-e-ulfat par wo kyunkar yaad aate hain

na chhed ai ham-nashin kaifiyat-e-sahba ke afsane
sharab-e-be-khudi ke mujh ko saghar yaad aate hain

raha karte hain qaid-e-hosh mein ai wae-nakaami
wo dasht-e-khud-faramoshi ke chakkar yaad aate hain

nahin aati to yaad un ki mahinon tak nahin aati
magar jab yaad aate hain to aksar yaad aate hain

haqiqat khul gai 'hasrat' tere tark-e-mohabbat ki
tujhe to ab wo pahle se bhi badh kar yaad aate hain