hazar baaten hain dil mein abhi sunane ko
magar zaban nahin milti hamein batane ko

wo aankhen aaj sitare tarashti dekhen
jinhon ne rang-e-tabassum diya zamane ko

hum ahl-e-zarf abhi tak hain ek jins-e-latif
jinhen kuchal diya duniya ne aazmane ko

hamare phul hamara chaman hamari bahaar
hamin ko ja nahin milti hai aashiyane ko

'sahab' itne taghayyur nawaz hain hum bhi
ki apne naghmon ne chaunka diya zamane ko