yaad-e-ayyam ki ham-rutba-e-rizwan hum the
baghban-e-chaman-e-mahfil-e-jaanan hum the

qabil-e-qatl na ai lashkar-e-mizhgan hum the
dil ki ujdi hui basti ke nigahban hum the

dhajjiyan jeb ki hathon mein hain aaj ai wahshat
jama-zebon se kabhi dast-o-gareban hum the

jaan li gesuon ne ulfat-e-rukh mein aakhir
kafiron ne hamein mara ki musalman hum the

ghair ke ghar ki taraf ke jo uthe the parde
itr baalon mein wo malte the pareshan hum the

qafas-e-tang mein ghut ghut ke na marte kyun-kar
naz-parwarda-e-aghosh-e-gulistan hum the

ruh tadpi hai pa-e-lala-e-sahra kya kya
fasl-e-gul josh pe thi qaidi-e-zindan hum the

dil ke dene mein tammul hamein hota kyun-kar
ye hasinon ki amanat thi nigahban hum the

aaj thi shab ko bahut dagh-e-jigar mein sozish
kahti thi un ki malahat namak-afshan hum the

shoala-e-husn se tha dud-e-dil apna awwal
aag duniya mein na aai thi ki sozan hum the

har taraf dahr mein tha zulf ki zanjir ka gul
magar ai josh-e-junun silsila-jumban hum the

qafile raat ko aate the udhar jaan ke aag
dasht-e-ghurbat mein jidhar ai dil-e-sozan hum the

kahte hain aariz-e-mahbub ki thi raat jo garm
chand par os padi thi araq-afshan hum the

tauq minnat ke gale mein the wo din yaad karo
tum par us ahd mein bhi chaak-gareban hum the

dete phirte the hasinon ki gali mein aawaz
kabhi aaina-farosh-e-dil-e-hairan hum the

dub jate hain jo rah rah ke 'tashshuq' tare
misl-e-abr aakhir-e-shab wasl mein giryan hum the