tasawwur mein bahut kin anjuman-araiyan hum ne
saliqe se guzarin is tarah tanhaiyan hum ne

ajab kya hai jo tum ne waqt ki angdaiyan dekhin
badal dali hain aksar waqt ki angdaiyan hum ne

wahin par aaj shor-e-nala-o-shewan bapa dekha
jahan dekhi thin kal bajti hui shahnaiyan hum ne

hazaron kulfaten thin zindagi ki rah mein lekin
na padne din gham-o-alam ki parchhaiyan hum ne

'habab' is daur-e-pur-ashob mein qadr-e-hunar kya ho
samo kar garche rakh din sher mein gahraiyan hum ne