ja rahi hai bahaar phulon ki
hai qaba tar tar phulon ki

sinchiye pahle khun-e-dil se chaman
dekhiye phir bahaar phulon ki

un ke honton pe muskuraati hai
muskurahat hazar phulon ki

kis qadar talkh ye haqiqat hai
ham-nashini-e-khar phulon ki

jis ko kahte hain hum bahaar-o-khizan
wo to hai jit haar phulon ki

sach bata kyon khamosh hai bulbul
ai saba raaz-dar phulon ki

hai khizan mein bhi jaise aawara
nikhat-e-be-qarar phulun ki

kya qafas mein bhi gul khilaegi
yaad yun bar bar phulon ki

'tahira' aaj tere sheron mein
hai mahak be-shumar phulon ki