laut kar jaise daur-e-shabab aa gaya
aap kya aa gae inqalab aa gaya

is tarah dil ke arman pure hue
nama-bar le ke khat ka jawab aa gaya

dekhne ko tarasti thin aankhen jise
samne wo mere be-hijab aa gaya

gulshan-e-dil pe ek tazgi chha gai
ban ke wo ek mujassam gulab aa gaya

aalam-e-khwab mein jis ko padhta tha main
ru-e-zeba ki le kar kitab aa gaya

jis ke jaane se tarik thi zindagi
khana-e-dil mein ba-ab-o-tab aa gaya

zehn mauf tha ginte ginte jise
aaj 'barqi' wo roz-e-hisab aa gaya