kahte hain ki ab hum se khata-kar bahut hain
ek rasm-e-wafa thi so wafadar bahut hain

lahje ki khanak ho ki nigahon ki sadaqat
yusuf ke liye misr ke bazar bahut hain

kuchh zakhm ki rangat mein gul-e-tar ke qarin the
kuchh naqsh ki hain naqsh-ba-diwar bahut hain

rahon mein koi aabla-pa ab nahin milta
raste mein magar qafila-salar bahut hain

ek khwab ka ehsan bhi uthae nahin uthta
kya kahiye ki aasuda-e-azar bahut hain

kyun ahl-e-wafa zahmat-e-bedad-nigahi
jine ke liye aur bhi aazar bahut hain

har jazb-e-betab ke ahkaam hazaron
har lamha-e-be-khwab ke israr bahut hain

palkon talak aa pahunche na kirnon ki tamazat
ab tak to 'ada' aaina-bardar bahut hain