tasir-e-barq-e-husn jo un ke sukhan mein thi
ek larzish-e-khafi mere sare badan mein thi

wan se nikal ke phir na faraghat hui nasib
aasudgi ki jaan teri anjuman mein thi

ek rang-e-iltifat bhi us be-rukhi mein tha
ek sadgi bhi us nigah-e-sahar fan mein thi

mohtaj-e-bu-e-itr na tha jism-e-khub-e-yar
khushbu-e-dilbari thi jo us pairahan mein thi

kuchh dil hi bujh gaya hai mera warna aaj kal
kaifiyat-e-bahaar ki shiddat chaman mein thi

malum ho gai mere dil ko rah-e-shauq
wo baat pyar ki jo hunuz us dahan mein thi

ghurbat ki subh mein bhi nahin hai wo raushni
jo raushni ki sham-e-sawad-e-watan mein thi

aish gudaz-e-dil bhi gham-e-ashiqi mein tha
ek rahat-e-latif bhi zimn-e-mehan mein thi

achchha hua ki khatir-e-'hasrat' se hat gai
haibat si ek jo khatra-e-dar-o-rasan mein thi