wo abru yaad aate hain wo mizhgan yaad aate hain

wo abru yaad aate hain wo mizhgan yaad aate hain
na puchho kaise kaise tir-o-paikan yaad aate hain
wo jin ke tahat jhuk jata tha sar asnam ke aage
wahi bhule hue ahkaam-e-yazdan yaad aate hain


jo akasr bar-war hone se pahle tut jate the
wahi khasta shikasta ahd-o-paiman yaad aate hain
wo marmar ki tarah shaffaf aur hanste hue aaza
hayat-e-jawidan ke saz-o-saman yaad aate hain


guman hota hai wahshi nikhaton ne bhench dala hai
kuchh itne be-mahaba sumbulistan yaad aate hain
wo gul-andaz jin ka khalq sarmaya tha jine ka
wo ban ban kar charagh-e-mahfil jaan yaad aate hain


khayal aata hai jab bhi dilbaron ki ham-nashini ka
talatum rang ke khushbu ke tufan yaad aate hain
udi phirti thi boson ki chatak jin ki fazaon mein
wo ehsasat mein dube shabistan yaad aate hain


faqih-o-shaikh ke zehnon mein but honge khudaon ke
main insan hun mujhe to sirf insan yaad aate hain
piyala sham ko rakhta hun jab bhi main 'adam' aage
jawan ham-joliyon ke ru-e-khandan yaad aate hain