bedar huin mahr-e-jawani ki shuaen
padne lagin aalam ki isi samt nigahen

khwabida the jazbaat badalne lage karwat
ru-e-sharar-e-tur se hatne laga ghungat

bharne lage bazu to hue band-e-qaba tang
chadhne laga tifli pe jawani ka naya rang

saghar ki khanak ban gai us shokh ki aawaz
barbat ki hui gudgudi ya jag uthe saz

aaza mein lachak hai to hai ek loch kamar mein
aasab mein para hai to bijli hai nazar mein

aane lagi har baat pe ruk ruk ke hansi ab
rangin tamawwuj se giran-bar hue lab

wo dekh badalte hue pahlu koi uttha
wo dekh bigade hue gesu koi uttha

wo dekh ki kis gul ki mahak phaili hai har-su
wo dekh ki hai kaun rawan bajte hain ghungru

kam-bakht ajal thi ye jawani ki qaba mein
tukde hain kisi dil ke bhi naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa mein