zulm ki rah mein diwar hua karte the
hum kabhi azm ke kohsar hua karte the

shahr sunsan hai un chand se chehron ke baghair
jo darichon se numudar hua karte the

mujh se mil kar hain ajab aalam-e-hairani mein
jo mere fan ke parastar hua karte the

zindagi kis qadar aasan hua karti thi
log jab sahab-e-kirdar hua karte the

us ki zulfon mein chamakte the sitare har pal
har ghadi raat ke aasar hua karte the

ab wahan fasl imaraat ki ug aai hai
jab jagah par ghane ashjar hua karte the

teri palkon ke ishaare ko samajh jate the
hum kabhi itne samajhdar hua karte the

teri taswir nigahon mein saji rahti thi
hum to sote mein bhi bedar hua karte the

tujh ko ab yaad nahin hai ki teri khatir hum
kaise ruswa sar-e-bazar hua karte the

jaane kis haal mein hogi wo meri jaan-e-hayat
jis ki khatir mere ashaar hua karte the

ja chuke ab wo zamane ki mere shahr ke log
ishq mein tere giraftar hua karte the

be-khabar ho ke zamane ke har ek kaam se hum
tere bare mein khabar-dar hua karte the

ab use pane ki khwahish bhi nahin hai 'faizan'
hum kabhi jis ke talabgar hua karte the