jab na tha ishq ye azab na tha
aatish-e-gham se dil kabab na tha

jin dinon ghair baryab na tha
main wahan maurid-e-itab na tha

jab ki wo umr the shabab na tha
ye naqab aur ye hijab na tha

wo khafa ho ke ho gae khamosh
ya meri baat ka jawab na tha

na raha dil padi jo us pe nigah
mauj ke aate hi habab na tha

tere jaan-baz ki dileri wah
tah-e-khanjar bhi iztirab na tha

khair guzri jo mohtasib aaya
samne saghar-e-sharab na tha

soz-e-gham dud-e-ah sail-e-sarishk
hijr mein kaun sa azab na tha

lab-e-dariya tha sair ke qabil
kya mera dida-e-pur-ab na tha

dil mein tha walwalon ka josh-o-kharosh
ek tufan tha shabab na tha

aaj hi kya naya hai soz-e-jigar
kya kaleja mera kabab na tha

sair ko nikle wo jo ghair ke sath
kaun sa fitna ham-rikab na tha

kya sanbhalta bigad kar apna haal
kuchh zamane ka inqalab na tha

us ki mahfil mein shab ko sab the 'khayal'
sirf ek main hi baryab na tha