jin se hum chhut gae ab wo jahan kaise hain
shakh-e-gul kaisi hai khushbu ke makan kaise hain

ai saba tu to udhar hi se guzarti hogi
us gali mein mere pairon ke nishan kaise hain

pattharon wale wo insan wo behis dar-o-baam
wo makin kaise hain shishe ke makan kaise hain

kahin shabnam ke shagufe kahin angaron ke phul
aa ke dekho meri yaadon ke jahan kaise hain

koi zanjir nahin laeq-e-izhaar-e-junun
ab wo zindani-e-andaz-e-bayan kaise hain

le ke ghar se jo nikalte the junun ki mashal
is zamane mein wo sahab-nazaran kaise hain

yaad jin ki hamein jine bhi na degi 'rahi'
dushman-e-jaan wo masiha-nafasan kaise hain