samay se pahle bhale sham-e-zindagi aae
kisi tarah bhi udasi ka ghaw bhar jae

hum ab udas nahin sar-ba-sar udasi hain
hamein charagh nahin raushni kaha jae

jo sher samjhe mujhe dad-wad deta rahe
gale lagae jise gham samajh mein aa jae

gae dinon mein koi shauq tha mohabbat ka
ab is azab mein ye zehn kaun uljhae

kisi ke hansne se raushan hui thi baad-e-saba
koi udas hua to gulab murjhae

ye ek dukh hi daba rah gaya hai aankhon mein
wo ek misra jise sher kar nahin pae

agar hun ghusse mein phir bhi main chahta ye hun
main sirf hijr kahun aur phone kat jae