kisi ki yaad dil mein hai ki jis se ji nidhaal hai
kahun agar to kya kahun ajab tarah ka haal hai

na wo zamin na wo falak na ab wo kaenat hai
wo zindagi hi ab nahin na din hai wo na raat hai

wo aarzu hai kaun si jo aaj pa-ba-gil nahin
hai nam dil ka dil magar jo sach kahun to dil nahin

ghata uthi to hai magar papiha aaj gay kya
tadap meri mitae kya lagi meri bujhae kya

wo prem se bhare bachan ki jin se kan-ashna
wo mast aankh mad-bhari ki jis se jaan aashna

wo baat baat par hansi wo chhed pyar pyar mein
qarar ek tadap mein wo tadap wo ek qarar mein

kabhi udhar se takna kabhi udhar se dekhna
wo mere dil ke shauq ko meri nazar se dekhna

gharaz wo din ki jab mere chaman mein ek bahaar thi
gharaz wo din ki jab khushi mere liye singar thi

gharaz wo din ki naghma-zan masarraton ka saz tha
gharaz wo din ki husn jab mera nazar-nawaz tha

gharaz wo din ki jab se dil nishan gham ka dur tha
gharaz wo din ki aankh mein bhara hua surur tha

gharaz wo din ki main bhi jab kisi ke dil ka naz thi
gharaz wo din niyaz ke ki jab main be-niyaz thi

gharaz wo din khayal tha ki ab na jaenge kabhi
chale gae kuchh is tarah ki phir na aaenge kabhi

ghazab ye hai shabab mein mera suhag lut gaya
safar mein tha jo ham-safar usi ka sath chhut gaya

ye sach hai mujh gharib ka koi rafiq ab nahin
ye sach hai gham-nasib ka koi shafiq ab nahin

fughan mein ab wo josh hai ki jis ki intiha nahin
jigar mein ab wo dard hai ki jis ki kuchh dawa nahin

khayal hai khizan mein bhi mujhe usi bahaar ka
ghazab hai chhodta nahin fareb intizar ka

ajal ki ek shakl hai ye dard is bala ka hai
dawa karun to kya karun ki waqt ab dua ka hai

meri tarah na zindagi kisi ki yun ajib ho
nasib maut ho agar to zindagi nasib ho