khud ko bhula ke hum unhen dhunden magar kahan
un ki nazar nazar hai hamari nazar kahan

jaen teri talash mein shorida-sar kahan
rahte hain apne haal se wo ba-khabar kahan

aanchal ki sarsarahaten naghma-nawaz hain
sath un ke ja rahi hai nasim-e-sahar kahan

bargashta aap kya hain zamana bhi hai khilaf
ab hum guzaren zindagi-e-mukhtasar kahan

misl-e-ghubar rah-e-talab ustuwar kar
sikha hai udti khak ne azm-e-safar kahan

un mast-ankhdiyon ke tasawwur mein kho gae
khud apne hosh mein hain mere chaaragar kahan

pahli si rasm-o-rah 'shabana' nahin rahi
hum mit gae magar unhen is ki khabar kahan