yaad hai ab tak mohabbat ka zamana yaad hai
apni duniya ko tere hathon mitana yaad hai

shama ka waqt-e-sahar wo jhilmilana yaad hai
aur mere pahlu se tera uth ke jaana yaad hai

ek qayamat thi teri aaraish-e-husn-o-jamal
mere dil ko dam-e-gesu mein phansana yaad hai

ikhtitam-e-be-sukun thi ibtida-e-ashiqi
zindagi ko lafz-e-be-mani banana yaad hai

nazron nazron mein wo mera shikwa-e-bedad-o-zulm
baaton baaton mein wo tera ruth jaana yaad hai

sham-e-furqat thi ki paigham-e-qayamat tha mujhe
dil ka wo pahlu badal kar tilmilana yaad hai

wo teri duzdida nazren wo nigah-e-awwalin
wo tera khud ko dikhana aur chhupana yaad hai

wo tera husn-e-tajalli al-hafiz-o-al-aman
meri aankhon mein mere dil mein samana yaad hai

husn ke naghmat ulfat ke tarane gae hain
abr-aluda fazaon mein wo gana yaad hai

dil ke wo paiham taqaze wo meri majburiyan
bin-bulae wo teri mahfil mein aana yaad hai

bais-e-sad-fakhr thi mujh ko kabhi qurbat teri
imbisat-afza mohabbat ka fasana yaad hai

chandni raaton mein wo sehn-e-chaman mein ghumna
dal kar banhen gale mein muskurana yaad hai

kis tarah main mahw kar dun qalb-e-afsurda ki yaad
qissa-e-dil tujh ko ro ro kar sunana yaad hai

ab na wo ahd-e-guzishta hai na wo 'afzal' shabab
wo bahaaren lut gain jin ka fasana yaad hai