sab ki aaankhon mein jo samaya tha
kaun tha wo kahan se aaya tha

kis ne ki aaj pursish-e-ahwal
koi apna tha ya paraya tha

mit gae hum to ye hua malum
bhul kar koi muskuraya tha

ek lazzat thi khud-farebi mein
warna kis ne fareb khaya tha

aa gain yaad phir wahi baaten
kal ba-mushkil jinhen bhulaya tha

sab the aaseb-e-bazm ke mare
hum pe tanhaiyon ka saya tha

umr guzri 'sahar' mohabbat mein
hum ne dil kuchh ajib paya tha