uf ye shabnam se chhalakte hue phulon ke ayagh
is chaman mein hain abhi dida-e-pur-nam kitne

kitne ghunche hain jigar-chaak gulistan mein abhi
har taraf zakhm hain be-minnat-e-marham kitne

kitne sinon mein shikasta hain abhi dil ke rabab
lab-e-khamosh pe hain naghma-e-matam kitne

kitne mathon ke abhi sard hain rangin gulab
gard afshan hain abhi gesu-e-pur-kham kitne

zehn-e-adam mein hai afkar ki duniya aabaad
qalb-e-insan mein amanat hain abhi gham kitne

dhundle dhundle se sitare hain ufuq par larzan
zindagani ke hasin khwab hain mubham kitne

aaj to kakul-e-giti na sanwar jaegi
silsile shauq ke honge abhi barham kitne

jazb honge abhi is khak-e-chaman mein ai dost
ashk ban ban ke guhar-reza-e-shabnam kitne

abhi gunjenge salasil ki sadaen kitni
aur honge abhi zanjir se matam kitne

zindagi rah-e-tasadum mein bhatakti hai abhi
waqt ke lab pe abhi uzr hain paiham kitne

ek zara sabr ki in surkh ghataon ke tale
sar-nigun honge yahan khak pe parcham kitne

lala-o-gul ke tabassum se shafaq phulegi
har taraf rang nazar aaenge baham kitne

khun-e-dil mein hai nihan shola-e-sad-rang-e-bahaar
is gulistan mein hain is raaz ke mahram kitne

inhi zarron se ubhar aaenge kitne mah-o-mehr
isi aalam se sanwar jaenge aalam kitne