maut thi zindagi thi yaad nahin
kaun mujh se mili thi yaad nahin

hum ne raushan to ki thi sham-e-wafa
wo jali thi bujhi thi yaad nahin

khak to ho gaya tha parwana
shama kyon ro padi thi yaad nahin

ashk shabnam pe muskuraate hain
aap the ya kali thi yaad nahin

koi mil ke gale to rota tha
aap the ya khushi thi yaad nahin

bazm-e-ishrat mein gham-zada dil tha
jaane kis ki kami thi yaad nahin

khum ke khum pi gaya tha nazron se
phir bhi kyon tishnagi thi yaad nahin

lab pe aah-o-fughan hai 'rumani'
dil-lagi thi lagi thi yaad nahin