tu zid se shab-e-wasl na aaya to hua kya
hum mar na gae dil ko kudhaya to hua kya

taswir-e-nihaali se ham-aghosh rahe hum
gar aa ke na sath apne sulaya to hua kya

dekha hi kiye tere tasawwur mein qamar ko
gar ta-sahar ai yar! jagaya to hua kya

phulon ki rahi sej jo khali to bala se
angaron pe gar hum ko litaya to hua kya

munh lal hua ghuncha-sifat khun-e-jigar se
hathon se tere pan na khaya to hua kya

behtar ye hua nama-o-paigham se chhute
gar aap na aaya na bulaya to hua kya

dushman ka udane ko dhuan ye bhi bahut hain
ghairon ke sikhane se jalaya to hua kya

mar jaane se to hum rahe jun panja-e-marjaan
hath apna jo mehndi se bandhaya to hua kya

tu aap hi dekh ungliyon ki fundaqen udi
jamun ke jo paudon ko lagaya to hua kya

dekha hai bahut bhan-mati ka ye tamasha
sarson ko hatheli pe jamaya to hua kya

hum sarw-e-chaman dil ki har ek aah ko samjhe
apna qad-e-mauzun na dikhaya to hua kya

hum ne bhi mohabbat ko teri taq pe rakkha
abru jo su-e-ghair hilaya to hua kya

ye yaad rahe hum bhi nahin yaad karenge
gar tu ne hamein dil se bhulaya to hua kya

mina-ba-baghal aabla-e-dil se rahe hum
jam-e-mai-e-agul-gun na pilaya to hua kya

dam aur hi ek dosti ka yar bharenge
munh jun nae quliyan na lagaya to hua kya

mat kah ki tasawwur mein khat-e-sabz ke mere
gar 'shah'-nasir ashk bahaya to hua kya

hai dalne ko chhati pe teri mung khat-e-sabz
gar zahr-e-gham-e-hijr khilaya to hua kya