sambhaalne se tabiat kahan sambhalti hai
wo be-kasi hai ki duniya ragon mein chalti hai

ye sard-mehr ujala ye jiti-jagti raat
tere khayal se taswir-e-mah jalti hai

wo chaal ho ki badan ho kaman jaisi kashish
qadam se ghat ada se ada nikalti hai

tumhein khayal nahin kis tarah bataen tumhein
ki sans chalti hai lekin udas chalti hai

tumhaare shahr ka insaf hai ajab insaf
idhar nigah udhar zindagi badalti hai

bikhar gae mujhe sanche mein dhaalne wale
yahan to zat bhi sanche samet dhalti hai

khizan hai hasil-e-hangama-e-bahaar 'khizan'
bahaar phulti hai kaenat phalti hai