tere shabab ka kuchh kuchh nikhaar baqi hai
bahaar ja chuki rang-e-bahaar baqi hai

wo dhal chuke hain magar un se pyar baqi hai
kabhi jo pi thi usi ka khumar baqi hai

ba-shakl-e-gul gham-e-jaanan to ho gaya rukhsat
khizan ki tarah gham-e-rozgar baqi hai

jo mere dil pe lagaya tha zakhm yaron ne
gae wo yar magar naqsh-e-yar baqi hai

abhi se chhod ke gulshan wo ja rahe hain kahan
abhi to raunaq-e-fasl-e-bahaar baqi hai

na mai-kada hai na wo shaghl-e-mai na wo saqi
bas ek zindagi-e-nagawar baqi hai

ba-rah-e-dasht koi qafila guzar to gaya
magar faza mein abhi tak ghubar baqi hai

jahan shabab mein ulfat ke khel khele the
wo din guzar gae lekin dayar baqi hai

tamam aasare ek ek kar ke tut gae
umid-e-rahmat-e-parwardigar baqi hai

wo bazm-e-naz kahan aur kahan wo jazba-e-shauq
ab ek apna dil-e-sogwar baqi hai

gae wo din ki mohabbat thi bhai-chaara tha
'musawwir' ab to faqat intishaar baqi hai