aaj wo waqt-e-judai mujhe yaad aaya hai
dil-e-afsurda har ek yaad se bhar aaya hai

ghair mumkin hai meri aankh se aansu na bahen
zabt-e-dil ab to har ek had se guzar aaya hai

zindagi hum ko ye malum na tha tere liye
apni hansti hui duniya ko rulana hoga

jin ko dil dekh na sakta tha kabhi afsurda
aaj is dil ne unhen ashk bahate dekha

man ki mamta ne bhi lalkara jhinjhoda mujh ko
bap nam-dida khada dur se takta tha mujhe

aur ek kone mein wo dur khadi jaan-e-hayat
apne afsurda se chehre pe jo dale thi naqab

main ne chaha ki use badh ke tasalli de dun
sil gae hont zaban ho gai sakit meri

main na kuchh bol saka aur na kuchh sun paya
meri nazron ne na jaane kaha kya kya us se

kitne wade kiye aur kitni uthain qasmen
subh-e-nau phut rahi thi ki watan chhut gaya

dekhte dekhte khwabon ka fusun tut gaya