shakh-e-gulshan pe tha jo thikana gaya
us parinde ka to aab-o-dana gaya

aandhiyon ki hai zad par gharaunde yahan
yani hamdardiyon ka zamana gaya

zard mausam ki aamad ne badla saman
sabza-e-gulsitan ka zamana gaya

meri hasrat ne odhi jo lafzi qaba
mere khamosh lab ka tarana gaya

sham-e-bazm-e-tarab raat tanha rahi
koi parwana aakhir kyun aa na gaya

yun hui shakh se hijrat-e-tairan
marsiya rah gaya chahchahana gaya

yun na kamzor rishte ki buniyaad thi
aate jate yun hi aana jaana gaya