mausam-e-gul sath le kar barq o dam aa hi gaya
yani ab khatre mein gulshan ka nizam aa hi gaya

wo nigah-e-mast uthi gardish mein jam aa hi gaya
yani waqt-e-imtiyaz-e-khas-o-am aa hi gaya

jo utha karte the izhaar-e-taqaddus ke liye
un larazte kanpte hathon mein jam aa hi gaya

nur o zulmat par tabassum kufr o din par qahqahe
zindagi ko nashsha-e-umr-e-dawam aa hi gaya

pasban karte rahe sargoshiyan hi aur kuchh
un ki mahfil se ba-izz-o-ehtaram aa hi gaya

jaane kin nazron se dekha aaj saqi ne mujhe
main to ye samjha ki mujh tak daur-e-jam aa hi gaya

ab isi ko zindagi kah lijiye ya subh-e-marg
aankh kholi thi ki sar par waqt-e-sham aa hi gaya

tark-e-mai ko muddaten guzri hain lekin mohtasib
saqi-e-mehwash agar aatish-ba-jam aa hi gaya

hae ye aalam ki ab tark-e-wafa ke baad bhi
dil mein huk utthi na utthi lab pe nam aa hi gaya

lazzat-e-rangini-e-ashaar kya kahiye 'shakil'
kuchh na kuchh ahbab ko lutf-e-kalam aa hi gaya