diye jo kar diye gul ahd-e-shab mein rahte hue
ye ehtijaj tha hadd-e-adab mein rahte hue

har ek baat pe ashk har nai sahar se gurez
baras guzar gae kyun aur kab mein rahte hue

wo log kaun the kis aab-o-gil ka paikar the
jo phul jaise the dasht-e-ghazab mein rahte hue

guzishtagan-e-mohabbat se kuchh hunar le kar
juda sabhi se rahe aur sab mein rahte hue

kabhi jo yaad mujhe aa gaya mera bachpan
to aankh nam hui bazm-e-tarab mein rahte hue

main apni zat ki pahchan tak ganwa baitha
khayal-e-izzat-e-nam-o-nasab mein rahte hue

hadis-e-dil bhi to main likh nahin saka 'ashfaq'
hujum-e-halqa-e-sher-o-adab mein rahte hue