uf ye pichhle pahar ka sannata
zehn par dank marta jae

ek ek zakhm ubhaarta jae
bhula-bisra hua sa ek chehra

mere ashkon mein dub kar nikla
aur mere larazte honton par

saj gaya ek aah ki surat
aisi lambi karah ki surat

chir kar dil ko jo nikalti hai
be-riyai khulus lutf-o-karam

khush-dili mehrbaniyan shafqat
husn-e-shabnam-mizajiyan nikhat

zindagi ka saliqa-e-musbat
aagahi aql ilmiyat tahzib

dil-nashin dur-bini dida-wari
sheriyat ka shuur khush-nazari

rang aata hai rang jata hai
aur wo bhula-bisra sa chehra

chot dil par mere lagata hai
badhti jati hai zakhmon ki tadad

badhta jata hai dard sine ka
hausla ab nahin hai jine ka

yaad-e-mazi azab hai yarab