dopahar raat aa chuki hila-bahana ho chuka aur masti mil chuke gesu mein shana ho chuka nawak-e-mizhgan ka apna dil nishana ho chuka mar chuke hum maut aane ka bahana ho chuka ahd-e-piri hai jawani ka zamana ho chuka khatm ab mazmun sher-e-ashiqana ho chuka ab khizan hai mausam-e-gul ka zamana ho chuka ho chuki gul-bang bulbul ka tarana ho chuka shir se shirin ko raghbat thi unhen hai zauq-e-mai daur bhi ab aur hai agla zamana ho chuka saqiya piri mein to shaghl-e-subuhi hai zarur ab bhi pichhla daur hai agla zamana ho chuka shabnami par os padti hai jo apni zist mein to pas-e-murdan lahad par shamiyana ho chuka hum to gard-e-karwan the sab se pichhe rah gae qafila reg-e-rawan ka bhi rawana ho chuka aasman par tan-e-bukhl ahl-e-zamin ko hai abas pani pani ho gaya jab dana dana ho chuka chat chuke qaid-e-qafas se ab asiran-e-chaman baad virane ke aabaad aashiyana ho chuka aamad-e-fasl-e-bahaari ki khabar lai nasim bagh mein bulbul ka tayyar aashiyana ho chuka kya khizan mein aab-o-rang-e-bagh fawwaron se ho sab zar-e-gul lut chuka khali khazana ho chuka wae nadani ki ab fikr-e-subuk-doshi hui daftar-e-isyann jab apna bar-e-shana ho chuka gil utha zanjir se pariyon ka diwana hai ye ishq mein badnam main khana-ba-khana ho chuka gor tak wo sath mayyat ke rahe had ho gai dushman-e-jaan se bhi haqq-e-dostana ho chuka hum faqiron ke bhi ghar lai thi un ko sadgi ab wo lillah hai buton ka karkhana ho chuka khwab-e-ghaflat 'mehr' kab tak jagiye uth baithiye subh hone aai shab guzri fasana ho chuka