tez aandhi the bagula the saba the hum bhi
apni auqat se har chand siwa the hum bhi

dhal gaya umr ka suraj to ye ehsas hua
chaar din ke liye kya jaaniye kya the hum bhi

laghzishen hum se bhi kya kya na bahar-gam huin
puchhiye hum se to paband-e-wafa the hum bhi

aaj thukrae hue sang ki surat hi sahi
kal larazte hue honton ki dua the hum bhi

gham to ye hai na mile hum ko parakhne wale
dahr mein aaina-e-sidq-o-safa the hum bhi

ho gae bas ki badalti hui qadron ke shikar
apne aslaf ke naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa the hum bhi

hum ne chhoda na kahan apna asar ai 'afzal'
nala-e-subh the ya aah-e-rasa the hum bhi