hum aur un ke lutf-o-karam muddaton ke baad
zulmat hui hai nur mein zam muddaton ke baad

ab phir masham-e-jaan mein saba ka khiram hai
kis ne kiya hai jism pe dam muddaton ke baad

nikle hain kis ki aah-e-sahar-tab ke tufail
zulf-e-shab-e-daraaz ke kham muddaton ke baad

lauta hai le ke zehn mein aashob-e-zindagi
dil ka ghazal su-e-haram muddaton ke baad

do-chaar din ki baat nahin ai hujum-e-shauq
milta hai husn-e-jah-o-hasham muddaton ke baad

yakh-basta fikr yaad ki aanchon se garm hai
bhadka hai dil mein shoala-e-gham muddaton ke baad

'sibtain' shahr-e-ilm-o-adab ke nasib mein
hote hain hum se ahl-e-qalam muddaton ke baad