haalat apne zar na baghat khushnuma
tujh se bichhad ke ho gae mazul khush-ada

waqt-e-zawal aaya to pur-khar ban gaya
wo lahja-e-shagufta wo andaz-e-dil-ruba

phaili hai chaar su yahan ghamnak siyahi
ai rahbaran-e-shauq rah-e-tiragi mita

bazm-e-khayal yun to bahut tabnak thi
lekin darun-e-dil ka andhera na mit saka

khulta nahin hai shakh-e-dua par koi samar
ai bakht ke amin tu koi moajiza dikha

ab par kaise aaen bata rahnuma-e-waqt
kashti hai aab-gharq to sota hai nakhuda

ta-umr jis ke sath 'hira' gamzan rahe
wo shakhs kah raha hai hamein aaj be-nawa