kab zamana sazgar-e-khatir-e-na-saz tha
kis ka dam bharte hamara dam hi jab dam-baz tha

kya bataun bazm ka un ki ajab andaz tha
aashna-e-raaz bhi na-ashna-e-raaz tha

apne matlab ki har ek sunta tha bazm-e-dahr mein
kis se kahte haal-e-dil apna koi hamraaz tha

hum hi hum the hum se thi duniya-e-ishrat ki bahaar
zindagi mein wo bhi din guzre hain jin par naz tha

wahshat-e-zauq-e-talab mein jab uthe badhte gae
kis ko daman-e-junun-e-shauq ka andaz tha

apni hasti mein ulajh kar dekhta kya khud-pasand
zarre zarre mein jahan ke zindagi ka raaz tha

be-piye bhi mai-kashon par be-khudi chhai rahi
ye nigah-e-saqi-e-badmast ka eajaz tha

wo bhi chup the dekh kar mera sukut-e-gham-nawaz
meri khamoshi ke aalam mein bhi koi raaz tha

kis ne duniya ko banaya kis ki duniya ban gai
yun to kahne ke liye har ek duniya-saz tha

hum hain ab aur ulfat-e-sayyaad asiri ka lihaz
ud gaya yak-lakht jo zor-e-par-e-parwaz tha

kal mohabbat ka nasha tha aur kaif-e-be-khudi
yani main tha aur surur-e-jalwa-gah-e-naz tha