khud-faramosh-e-qafas hum hain chaman yaad nahin
ghair ke ho gae aise ki watan yaad nahin

chandni husn ki achchhi hai magar naz na kar
tujh ko is chand ka tarik gahan yaad nahin

us ki mahfil mein hua tha kabhi apna bhi guzar
baaten kuchh ki thin magar mujh ko dahan yaad nahin

shikwa-e-hijr ki khwahish na kar ai dil ki tujhe
samna ho to koi ranj-o-mehan yaad nahin

jalwa-e-hilla-e-jannat se ye khud-rafta hua
main ne kin hathon se pahna tha kafan yaad nahin

kyun sunate ho abas ahl-e-wafa ko baaten
ki unhen tarz-e-mukafat-e-sukhan yaad nahin

tafraqa-saz-garon ki ye had hai ki mujhe
mil ke baithe the kabhi ruh-o-badan yaad nahin

hum to mar mar ke sikhaya kiye lekin ab tak
ishq ka husn-e-khud-ara ko chalan yaad nahin

turra-e-gesu-e-jaanan teri nikhat ki qasam
main ne dekha tha magar mushk-e-khutan yaad nahin

kya bataun tujhe main qaid-e-mohabbat kya thi
dast-o-pa ko mere zanjir-o-rasan yaad nahin

tere nazzare mein dil mahw tha aisa dam-e-ranj
tegh ka phal mujhe ai seb-e-zaqan yaad nahin

dagh ginte hue guzre hain qafas mein shab-o-roz
kis tarah khulte the gul-ha-e-chaman yaad nahin

qadr-dan pa ke bahal jate hain aawara-watan
jab to nikle hue moti ko adn yaad nahin

zabh hone se mere un ko tajjub hai to ho
apne mathe ki wo khun-rez shikan yaad nahin

kaun sunta hai ye afsana-e-gham ai 'saqib'
qabil-e-ahl-e-zamana koi fan yaad nahin