yaad ayyame ki dil rakhte the jaan rakhte the hum
shikwa-sanji ke liye munh mein zaban rakhte the hum

saz-e-gham rakhte the hum soz-e-nihan rakhte the hum
sar mein sauda dil mein nashtar sa nihan rakhte the hum

gard-baad aasaz mein bar aasman rakhte the hum
apne qadmon ke tale sara jahan rakhte the hum

hasrat-e-ashuftagi shauq-e-ziyan rakhte the hum
rauzan-e-ummid-o-bim-e-pasban rakhte the hum

fursat-e-be-sud sai-e-raigan rakhte the hum
tha duaon se pare wo aastan rakhte the hum

parda-e-jaan mein nigar-e-dil-sitan rakhte the hum
gulshan-e-dil mein bahaar-e-be-khizan rakhte the hum

kunj-e-uzlat mein sarishk-e-khun rawan rakhte the hum
raaz-daron se bhi ek raaz-e-nihan rakhte the hum

shab hama shab khelte the halqa-ha-e-zulf se
dida-e-ghammaz ko hum dastan rakhte the hum

thes pahunchate the pindar-e-khudi ko raat-din
phir bhi dil ki aarzuon ko jawan rakhte the hum

ab na wo dil hai na wo sauda na wo tughyan-e-shauq
yaad ayyame ki dil waqf-e-fughan rakhte the hum