dil-e-khud-ashna sohan-e-zindagi hoga
ye sang-e-mil hai kal sang-e-rah bhi hoga

har ek mod pe pichhe palat ke dekhta hun
wo gard-e-rah sahi hamrah to koi hoga

hamein hamari wafa dasht dasht dhundegi
tumhaare husn ka charcha gali gali hoga

wo main nahin meri aashuftagi-e-dil hogi
wo tu nahin tera andaz-e-dilbari hoga

bahaar-e-jalwa-e-gul to nazar mein thi kal bhi
tahi tha dast-e-talab aaj bhi tahi hoga

suna hai waqt kabhi ek sa nahin rahta
qayam fasl-e-khizan ka bhi aarzi hoga

tumhaari shab hai ziya-bar mah-o-anjum se
hamari subh ka manzar bhi didani hoga

ye rang-e-bazm ghadi do ghadi hai phir 'khawar'
kahin pe hoga koi aur kahin koi hoga