hum se rukhsar wo lab bhul gae
zindagi karne ka dhab bhul gae

raat-din mahw raha karte the
jaane kya thi wo talab bhul gae

aa gaya sar pe dhalta suraj
raat ke shor-o-shaghab bhul gae

ranj-e-mahrumi-e-dil yaad raha
raunaq-e-bazm-e-tarab bhul gae

naqsh-e-diwar bane baithe hain
yaad itna hai ki sab bhul gae

zindagi bigdi to aisi bigdi
jo bhi the ranj-o-tab bhul gae

dil mein kya kya na the arman 'salam'
shukr sad shukr ki sab bhul gae