kyun zist ka har ek fasana badal gaya
ye hum badal gae ki zamana badal gaya

sayyaad yan wahi wahi tair wahi hain dam
lekin jo zer-e-dam tha dana badal gaya

bazi-e-husn-o-ishq mein kuchh haar hai na jit
nazren milin dilon ka khazana badal gaya

bakht-e-bashar wahi hai bisat-e-jahan wahi
har daur-e-nau mein mat ka khana badal gaya

taqat ke dosh par hai azal se bashar ki lash
bas thodi thodi dur pe shana badal gaya

mahfil ke hasb-e-zauq hai mutrib ka saz bhi
mahfil badal gai to tarana badal gaya

in dagh-ha-e-dil mein koi zakhm-e-nau nahin
shayad kisi nazar ka nishana badal gaya

'mulla' ko zor-e-taba hua faislon ki nazr
dariya abhi wahi hai dahana badal gaya