phal aate hain phul tutte hain
khurdon se buzurg chhutte hain

khulti nahin gul ki bad-mizaji
ghunche nahin munh se phutte hain

karte hain yahan hasin taraj
nabbash lahad mein lutte hain

hota hai firaq jaan-o-tan mein
buron ke milap chhutte hain

ek but se moamla darpesh
patthar se nasib phutte hain

aaseb hain gesuwan-e-mashuq
kab hum se lipat ke chhutte hain

dil le ke wo jaan ke hain khwahan
har pahar ke mujhi ko lutte hain

har-waqt hai koft apne dil ko
rah rah kar sina kutte hain

khat padhta hai mera kya kahun kaun
aghyar ki did se phutte hain

rone-dhone se faeda 'bahr'
kab sine ke dagh chhutte hain