hijr-o-visal-e-yar ka mausam nikal gaya
ai dard-e-ishq jag zamana badal gaya

kab tak ye roz-e-hashr sun ai sham-e-intizar
kya raat ab na aaegi suraj to dhal gaya

ab ke kahan se aae ho sawan ke baadalo
dekho to sara bagh hi barkha se jal gaya

jaun kahan ki tab nahin arz-e-naghma ki
pani mein aag lag gai patthar pighal gaya

saton suron ke rag se jalti hai dil ki aag
baad-e-fana main bhi mera shoala sambhal gaya

us ki sada se rag nikale 'shahab' ne
ek shab lagi wo aag ki nadan jal gaya