kabhi to dekhe hamari araq-fishani dhup
jale bhawon pe kare apni mehrbani dhup

hamare dagh ko jab aaftab ne dekha
hua ye zard nazar aae zafrani dhup

tap-e-firaq wo bad hai chadhe jo suraj ko
pighal ke barf ki surat ho pani pani dhup

safar saqar hai hazaron balaen sar par hain
hai ek un mein se aaseb-e-asmani dhup

tah-e-sahab rahe aaftab-e-roz-e-firaq
shuaon se na kare mujh pe tegh-rani dhup

kate jo raat bhi zakhmi-e-hijr ko to kya
hai mar dalne ko chandni ki sani dhup

rahe shagufta hum is tarah jaise aag ke phul
kabhi na dasht-nawardi mein hum ne pani dhup

safed baal hue jaise tewar aate hain
bahut zaif ko dete hai sargirani dhup

hamein to fasl-e-zamistan bahut khush aati hai
wo thandi thandi hawa aur wo suhani dhup

lagae abr ka lukka na kis tarah chhatri
kare na chand se rangat ko aasmani dhup

ajab nahin gul-e-rukhsar sausani ho jaen
bahaar-e-husn ko hai aafat-e-khizani dhup

amir shaal-doshaalon mein garm rahat-o-aish
gharib ke liye jadon mein zindagani dhup

zara si garm hawa mein ye munh banati hain
na kar sakegi gulon ki mizaj-dani dhup

muwafaqat na kabhi sard-o-garm mein hogi
hai chandni meri piri teri jawani dhup

shabab yaad dilate hai sar-safedi-e-'bahr'
hai aaftab-e-jawani ki ye nishani dhup