jo ab bhi un ki yaaden aaiyan hain
to aankhen ashk-e-khun barsaiyan hain

purane zakhm kar deti hain taza
sitamgar kis qadar purwaiyan hain

ye roz-o-shab ye subh-o-sham kya hain
nigar-e-waqt ki angdaiyan hain

agar dil hi hua shaista-e-gham
kahan duniya mein phir ranaiyan hain

ye kya qissa nikala tu ne naseh
dil-e-betab par ban aaiyan hain

sanbhal ja ai dil-e-nadan sanbhal ja
ki aage har taraf ruswaiyan hain

nikale sab ne apne apne matlab
sukhan mein kis qadar gahraiyan hain

bana dala zamane bhar ko dushman
bala-e-jaan meri danaiyan hain

maqam-e-shukr hai ye bhi to 'azhar'
muqaddar mein agar tanhaiyan hain