kyon yaad aa rahe hain bhule hue fasane
guzri hui bahaaren khoe hue zamane

ya ek barg-e-gul ko aankhen taras rahi hain
ya apne damanon mein phulon ke the khazane

ya aaj khak-o-sarsar hain un ki wajah-e-zinat
ya the yahi gulistan kal tak nigar-khane

ya aaj khar-o-khas bhi hum ko nahin mayassar
ya the kabhi gulon ke jhurmut mein aashiyane

ab tak wahi sadaen kanon mein aa rahi hain
wo chahchahe wo naghme wo rag wo tarane

hai yaad ham-safiro tum ko wo ahd apna
bajte the jab khushi ke har waqt shadyane

jab thin masarraton ki lahren har ek dil mein
har waqt dhundhte the tafrih ke bahane

husn-o-shabab ke wo pur-kaif ahd-e-zarrin
wo ishq-o-ashiqi ke dilchasp kar-khane

wo jashn-e-aish-o-rahat wo saz-e-lutf-o-ishrat
aankhon mein phir rahe hain ab tak wahi zamane

nadan samajh ke hum ko sayyaad ne chaman mein
dam-e-hawas bichha kar dale wo chand dane

jin ke liye hum ab tak pachhta rahe hain hamdam
kunj-e-qafas ke andar kha kha ke taziyane