guftugu jo hoti hai sal-e-nau se ambar ki
garm hone lagti hain sardiyan december ki

jaane wale lamhe to laut kar nahin aate
karobar-e-duniya ke par ye ruk nahin pate

kyon na masale sare is tarah se hal kar len
sal-e-nau ke har pal ko pyar ki ghazal kar len

sajda-e-mohabbat se aao mo'atabar kar den
sal-e-nau ke aangan ko khushbuon ka ghar kar den

tan-badan ummidon ke phir se mahke mahke hain
rukh nai tamazat se khwahishon ke dahke hain

ek naya waraq kholen hum kitab-e-hasti ka
dil sabaq padhen phir se zindagi ki masti ka

dil se dil ke milne ki nuqrai sadaen hon
rang-e-ishq-o-ulfat ki reshmi hawaen hon

dil ke saz se phuten yun mohabbaton ke sur
hon khushi ke khwabon ke sur haqiqaton ke sur

amn aur tahaffuz se shad phir rahen hum sab
nafraten na banten ab mulk qaum aur mazhab

dahshaton ki lashon par amn ki rida dalen
aur khizan ke mausam ko fasl-e-gul bana dalen

sal-e-nau ki aamad par mushkilen sabhi haaren
itni hon andheron par raushni ki yalghaaren

mandir-o-masajid sab amn ke hon gahware
khwab 'alina' insan ke hon kabhi na banjare