shoala-e-gul se rang-e-shafaq tak aariz-o-lab ki baat gai
chhid gaya jab bhi tera qissa khatm hua din raat gai

sukhe hont to bund ko tarse mina khali jam tahi
lekin phir bhi chand labon tak saqi ki saughat gai

sargoshi mein baat jo ki thi kya thi hum khud bhul gae
lekin ek fasana ban kar duniya tak wo baat gai

yaadon ke zahrile nashtar tut rahe hain rag rag mein
barsa kar kuchh aise shoale ab ke baras barsat gai

siski ek majbur dulhan ki zehn mein ubhri rah rah kar
shahnai ki gunj mein 'afsar' jab bhi koi baraat gai