khushbu-e-gul se jahan sairab tha
kaliyon ka dil jaane kyun betab tha

zindagi sa zindagi jine ka shauq
shab ka saya ya sahar ka khwab tha

dil ki kashti par lagti kis tarah
hausla manjhi ka gharq-e-ab tha

umr bhar thokar ki zad mein hi raha
phir bhi dil to gauhar-e-nayab tha

muskura kar khil utha sahra mein bhi
khanda-zan ghuncha ajab shadab tha

justuju mein jis ki 'uzma' mit gai
us mohabbat ka nasha kam-yab tha