hamein pine-pilane ka maza ab tak nahin aaya
ki bazm-e-mai mein koi parsa ab tak nahin aaya

sitam bhi lutf ho jata hai bhole-pan ki baaton se
tujhe ai jaan andaz-e-jafa ab tak nahin aaya

dam-e-akhir the baalin pe jo aane ko wo aae bhi
to hans kar kah gae waqt-e-dua ab tak nahin aaya

sahar hote bujhae kaun ai sham-e-lahad tujh ko
koi jhonka nasim-e-subh ka ab tak nahin aaya

khuda jaane hua kya kucha-e-jaanan mein dil ja kar
mera bhula hua bhatka hua ab tak nahin aaya

gaya tha kah ke ye qasid ki ulte panw aata hun
kahan kambakht ja kar mar raha ab tak nahin aaya

jise tum koste ho umr us ki aur badhti hai
tumhein sab kuchh to aaya kosna ab tak nahin aaya

sitam karna dagha karna ki wade ka wafa karna
batao kya tumhein aaya hai kya ab tak nahin aaya

kisi ne koi dushman mein chhupa dala mita dala
gali to aai un ka naqsh-e-pa ab tak nahin aaya

ye kya insaf hai sayyaad chhode qaid se mujh ko
ki aisa koi murgh-e-khush-nawa ab tak nahin aaya

bata den aa gaya kya tum ko is uthti jawani mein
bata den kan mein chupke se kya ab tak nahin aaya

butan-e-naznin jab dekhte hain mujh se kahte hain
tumhaari jaan par qahr-e-khuda ab tak nahin aaya

kiya hasrat se rukhsat subh ke taron ko ye kah
ki jis ka sham se tha aasra ab tak nahin aaya

ye ghaflat hai ki mahshar mein bhi aankhen band hain meri
samajhta hun yahi roz-e-jaza ab tak nahin aaya

na phuti koi kopal tak meri shakh-e-nasheman mein
khizan ke baad mausam dusra ab tak nahin aaya

diya ho to diya ho kuchh payam-e-shauq aankhon ne
mere lab par to harf-e-muddaa ab tak nahin aaya

is ubhre ubhre joban par yunhi wo baithe rah jate
unhen uthti jawani ka maza ab tak nahin aaya

wo din aae mere sarkar ahl-e-bazm se puchhen
kahan hai kyun 'riyaz'-e-khush-nawa ab tak nahin aaya