wo aarzu na rahi aur wo muddaa na raha
hamare aap ke hargiz wo majra na raha

sar-e-niyaz raha zer-e-pa-e-yaad mudam
hina ki tarah main qadmon se kab laga na raha

dil aashnai ko chahe kisi ki khak mera
ki aashna jo hua tha wo aashna na raha

hamesha jis se pahunchta rahe tha dil ko alam
hazar shukr ki wo dard-e-be-dawa na raha

jab aap hum ne butan tark aashnai ki
kisi bhi tarah ka tum se hamein gila na raha

gulon ke chehron pe zardi si phir rahi hai tamam
gai bahaar wo mausam ka ibtida na raha

safa-e-sina se phisla na kab dil-e-ashiq
ki chah-e-naf mein wo khun-girafta ja na raha

hazar harf-e-zaban-soz darmiyan aae
hai sach to ye ki mohabbat mein wo maza na raha

chaman ko chhod hum aise chale gae su-e-dasht
ki nam ko bhi phir andesha-e-saba na raha

ye kis ke chah-e-zanakhdan ki fikr mein duba
tamam raat jo zanu se sar juda na raha

ajab na jaan gar aa jae saltanat ko zawal
kisi ke sar pe sada saya-e-huma na raha

nishan-e-'mushafi'-e-khasta puchhte kya ho
wo khak-e-rah to ab misl-e-naqsh-e-pa na raha