khwab-e-gul-rang ke anjam pe rona aaya
aamad-e-subh-e-shab-andam pe rona aaya

dil ka mafhum ishaaron se ujagar na hua
be-kasi-e-gila-e-kham pe rona aaya

kabhi ulfat si jhalakti hai kabhi nafrat si
ai talluq tere ibham pe rona aaya

meri khushiyan kabhi jis nam se wabasta thin
jaane kyun aaj usi nam pe rona aaya

le ke ubhregi sahar phir wahi pazhmurda kiran
kya kahun tirgi-e-sham pe rona aaya

be-sabab apni nigahon se gira jata hun
is fusun-kari-e-ilzam pe rona aaya

itne arzan to nahin the mere ashkon ke guhar
aaj kyun talkhi-e-alam pe rona aaya

layaq-e-husn-e-nazar the na kabhi un ke khutut
aaj mahrumi-e-paigham pe rona aaya

ab bhi manzil mere qadmon ki tamannai hai
kya kahun hasrat-e-yak-gam pe rona aaya

rone wala to karega na kisi ka shikwa
lakh kahiye gham-e-ayyam pe rona aaya

un ke shubhat mein kuchh aur izafa tha 'shakeb'
ashk-e-sada ke is inam pe rona aaya