manga tha hum ne din wo siyah raat de gaya
suraj hamein andhere ki saughat de gaya

sikke mere khulus ke lauta diye mujhe
apni samajh mein wo mujhe khairaat de gaya

us ko ye zoam tha ki hai wo shaukat-e-chaman
jangal ka ek phul use mat de gaya

us ki hansi mein lai thi kis jal-tarang ki
mere labon ko pyar ke naghmat de gaya

mazmun-e-ishq par use kaamil giraft thi
nazron se kaise kaise hawalat de gaya

chehre se le gaya meri pahchan chhin kar
na-sazgar waqt wo sadmat de gaya

sab par meri nigah-e-karam ek si rahi
main banjh dhartiyon ko bhi barsat de gaya

insaf mujh ko de ki na de wo magar 'shabab'
thoda sa waqt bahr-e-mulaqat de gaya