zindagi gham ki aanch sah koi
yun jali yun bujhi ki dhul hui

hum ne bhi jashn-e-gul ko dekha tha
aaj tak sochte hain bhul hui

kya karen apni is tabiat ko
aap se mil ke bhi malul hui

husn-e-shirin raha shikar-e-hawas
jehd-e-farhad be-husul hui

hum hain wo kushtagan-e-shauq jinhen
sohbat-e-dar bhi qubul hui

le sambhal zulmaton ke rakhwale
apna ab raushni usul hui

kis ko hansta mila chaman mein 'riyaz'
ghunchagi kis ki khil ke phul hui