zindagi khugar-e-sadmat kahan thi pahle
itni majburi-e-haalat kahan thi pahle

meri mushtaq-nigahi ka karishma hai ye
aap ke husn mein ye baat kahan thi pahle

ye to nairang-taraazi mere ehsas ki hai
fasl-e-gul baadal-o-barsat kahan thi pahle

sadqa-e-ahl-e-junun hai ye bahaar-e-gulshan
bu-e-gul mazhar-e-jazbaat kahan thi pahle

aap ke ishq ne maruf kiya hai mujh ko
itni mashhur meri zat kahan thi pahle

mai-kashi lai hai mujh ko dar-e-mai-khana tak
warna saqi se mulaqat kahan thi pahle

phir diya ranj buton ne tumhein shayad 'naghmi'
lab pe din-raat munajat kahan thi pahle