wo baad-e-saba rashk-e-chaman yaad rahegi wo jaan-e-ghazal wajh-e-sukhan yaad rahegi bebak se gesu liye makhmur nigahen wo ghuncha-dahan sho'la-badan yaad rahegi kuchh khauf-e-tamasha tha na ruswai ka dar tha kitna thi wo chahat mein magan yaad rahegi ek shauq-e-mulaqat mein hum so nahin pae jagi hui raaton ki thakan yaad rahegi jis ne meri rahon mein bade khar bichhae ek dost bhi tha jis ki lagan yaad rahegi main yaad rahun ya na rahun tujh ko zamane lekin meri har tarz-e-sukhan yaad rahegi kanton ki to fitrat hai gila un se nahin hai mali tere phulon ki chubhan yaad rahegi