mujhe ab hawa-e-chaman nahin ki qafas mein guna qarar hai
ye to pichhle sal jo aai thi wahi chaar din ki bahaar hai

hain jigar mein dagh lahu hai dil hain tar aankhen sina figar hai
yahi rang-o-bu yahi fasl-e-gul yahi be-kason ki bahaar hai

koi hasb-e-haal khitab ho mere dil ko dil na kaha karo
use kyun bahaar ka nam do jo khizan nasib-e-bahaar hai

hain payam-e-amad-e-sham-e-gham rukh-e-aftab ki zardiyan
ye tamam din to kuchh aur tha magar ab charagh-e-mazar hai

jo gulon ne chehre pe mal liya jo kali ne mang mein bhar liya
wo ghadi bhi aaegi dekhna yahi rang khun-e-bahaar he

faqat ek khak ka dher hai ye baghaur dekh rahe ho kya
sar-e-lauh likkha hua hai kuchh chalo bhi kisi ka mazar hai

jo tere pasine ki bu na de to kuchh aur hai gul-e-tar nahin
jo tadap na de tere husn ki wo bahaar nang-e-bahaar hai

ye maqam-e-ishq hai kaun sa ye hain kaisi sabr ki manzilen
na tadap hai dil mein na dard hai na sukun hai na qarar hai

ye sada to hai wahi dukh bhari mere kan jis se hain aashna
zara chup raho mujhe sunne do ye to mere dil ki pukar hai

tere dil ki bhi na kali khile tere hath tuten khuda kare
jise tode leta hai baghban yahi phul jaan-e-bahaar hai

ye ajab masarrat-e-ishq hai jo ek ashk ban ke tapak padi
ye 'siraj' mera nasib hai ki khushi bhi gham-ba-kanar hai