hum falak ke aadmi the sakinan-e-qarya-e-mahtab the
hum tere hathon mein kaise aa gae hum to bade nayab the

waqt ne hum ko agar patthar bana dala hai to hum kya karen
yaad hain wo din bhi hum ko hum bhi jab mehr o wafa ka bab the

zar lutate guzre mausam aane wali raushni lati ruten
chand yaaden chand ummiden hamari zist ke asbab the

khwab aur tabir hain do intihaon par hamein ye ilm tha
hum jiye jate the phir bhi apne kya faulad ke aasab the

ho saki hain kab khayalon ki ham-ahangi ki zamin qurbaten
ek hi bistar pe sone walon ke bhi apne apne khwab the

jo 'riyaz' aata tha hum ko yaad wo ek qarya-e-sarsabz tha
chand raushan taq the kuchh nur mein dube hue mehrab the