dil ki dhadkan ko hayat-e-jawidan samjha kiye
chand lamhon ko bahaar-e-be-karan samjha kiye

un ke jalwon ka ye dhoka tha ki hum bhi umr bhar
ek ujde aashiyan ko gulsitan samjha kiye

ye hamari ek laghzish thi ki rah-e-ishq mein
har nishan-e-rah ko sang-e-astan samjha kiye

kis tarah ab hum nibhaen rasm-o-ain-e-wafa
jab kisi na-mehrban ko mehrban samjha kiye

jaane kya aankhon se ashkon ne kaha tha raat bhar
nok-e-mizhgan mujh ko apna raaz-dan samjha kiye

jab hazaron ko sunai thi hadis-e-dard-o-gham
ek tum hi the jo meri dastan samjha kiye

aise bhi kuchh nam hain tarikh ke safhat par
zindagi mein har-nafas ko imtihan samjha kiye

kis tarah dete unhen husn-e-taghaful ka jawab
ek muddat tak hamein jo bad-guman samjha kiye

ye hamari bad-nasibi thi ki ab tak ai 'shafaq'
ishq mein barbaadiyon ko raegan samjha kiye