wo anjuman ho ki maqtal lahu lahu hi rahe
jahan kahin bhi rahe hum to surkh-ru hi rahe

wo daur hai ki gham-e-wasl-o-hijr ek taraf
main sochta hun mohabbat ki aabru hi rahe

na puchh hum se zamane ne kya suluk kiya
bahut hai dil mein agar teri aarzu hi rahe

ye mai-kada hai yahan khun-e-dil ki baat na kar
yahan to tazkira-e-baad-o-subu hi rahe

shab-e-firaq to aakhir guzarni thahri
jo wo nahin na sahi us ki guftugu hi rahe

khuda kare na kabhi lazzat-e-safar kam ho
tamam-umr hamein teri justuju hi rahe

bahaar aai bhi 'khawar' to kya bahaar aai
chaman ke phul to mahrum-e-rang-o-bu hi rahe