mujh ko mazi ka suhana sa zamana yaad hai
doston se raat-din milna milana yaad hai

bahami wo guftugu wo qahqahe sargoshiyan
mahfilon mein baith kar hansna hansana yaad hai

lala-o-gul par tawaf-e-ishq karti titliyan
aur ghunchon ka mahakna lahlahana yaad hai

nikhat-e-gul se moattar wo bahaar-e-gulsitan
wo hasin andaz se dil ka lubhana yaad hai

subh-dam chalna nazakat se nasim-e-subh ka
aur chidiyon ka usi dam chahchahana yaad hai

wo nishane par kisi ko takna sayyaad ka
dafatan chidiyon ka mil kar ghul machana yaad hai

qatra-e-shabnam ka girna phul ke rukhsar par
aur bhanwaron ka wahan kuchh gungunana yaad hai

pur-kashish ghunchon ke dilkash aks ki wo aarsi
aur wo taron ke jaise jhilmilana yaad hai

khushbu-o-khush-rang phulon se muzayyan gulsitan
'faiz' wo baad-e-bahaaran ka rijhana yaad hai