gila nahin jo wo begana-war guzre hain
hum aise ahl-e-sukhan be-shumar guzre hain

taras na khao meri shiddat-e-tabahi par
ki umr bhar yahi lail-o-nahaar guzre hain

tamam-umr raha khauf-e-na-pazirai
jidhar se guzre hain diwana-war guzre hain

hamin se tazkira-e-qahat-e-ashiqan tauba
hamin to kal tere kuche se yar guzre hain

rahin-e-waz-e-buzurgan hai apna dil yani
tere hi shahr mein tujh se hazar guzre hain

hamara nam bhi rakhiye fasana-khwanon mein
ki hum bhi apne sawaneh-nigar guzre hain

hum apne josh-e-tamanna mein bhul baithe the
ki hum se aur bhi ummid-war guzre hain

is anjuman mein tujhe kaun puchhta 'ali'
hazar tujh se gharib-ud-dayar guzre hain