kya kahen aalam-e-shabab ki baat mo'atabar hoti kab hai khwab ki baat jhad gai shekhi abr ki jis dam chal padi dida-e-pur-ab ki baat dije dam us ko hazrat-e-naseh jaanta jo na ho janab ki baat hai ye aur aah us ka kucha hai kya kahun is dil-e-kharab ki baat lakh parda kiya magar na chhupi aah majnun-e-dil-kabab ki baat rang hai zard munh pe khushki hai munh se nikle hai pech-o-tab ki baat aaj kuchh be-qarar se ho tum kahin chhupti hai iztirab ki baat chal padi bazm-e-mai-kashan mein jab nigah-e-chashm-e-mast-khwab ki baat ho gae bas nashe haran sab ke na rahi khak kuchh sharab ki baat sach kaho kis se dil laga hai 'aish' nahin yaron se ye hijab ki baat