yun to yusuf se hasin aur jawan the pahle
aap se log zamane mein kahan the pahle

roz-e-awwal se hain hum sokhta-dil kushta-e-gham
aaj jaise hain yunhi shoala-ba-jaan the pahle

ishq ne khol diye hum pe wo asrar-e-hayat
jo zamane ki nigahon se nihan the pahle

aakhir aana hi pada laut ke teri jaanib
qafile dil ke ba-har-samt-e-rawan the pahle

un bahaaron ko ajab rang mein paya hum ne
jin se wabasta hasin wahm-o-guman the pahle

wo siyah-bakht yahan mahw-e-fughan aaj bhi hain
jo siyah-bakht yahan mahw-e-fughan the pahle

marhale ishq ke aasan samajh baithe the
'mansha' hum log bhi kya sada-guman the pahle