o chaman ki ajnabi chidiya! kahan thi aah! tu
kya kisi sahra ke daman mein nihan thi aah! tu

tere dilkash zamzame the sabza-zaron mein khamosh
aashiyana tha tera gulshan mein bazm-e-be-kharosh

khinchti waqt-e-sahar dil ko teri ku-ku na thi
chhanw mein taron ki mahw-e-naghma-e-dil-ju na thi

mausam-e-sarma mein ai sarmaya-e-sabr-o-shakeb
be-sada tera pas-e-parda tha saz-e-dil-fareb

marhaba ai paikar-e-paik-e-subuk-gam-e-bahaar
le ke phir tu garmiyon mein aai paigham-e-bahaar

tu idhar aai faza-e-gul ka daur aaya udhar
tu ne gae git aur aamon ka baur aaya udhar

tairan-e-bagh ne chheda hai saz-e-imbisat
tere maqdam mein hai shakhon par ham-ahang-e-nashat

pahni nannhi nannhi kaliyon ne qaba-e-shabnamin
aa rahi hai kan mein teri sada-e-dil-nashin

koi anjum aasman ka aur subuk parwaz-e-shauq
rahnuma hai kya tera dil-dada-e-andaz-e-shauq

tu jo aane wale mausam ka nishan pati hui
apni manzil par pahunch jati hai yun gati hui

tere maqdam mein shakeb-e-khatir-e-na-shad main
mausam-e-gul ko bhi deta hun mubarakbaad main

tu chaman mein ud ke kya aai ki aa pahunchi bahaar
ga rahi hain chhoti chidiyan sabz kunjon mein malhaar

daman-e-rangin mein ek doshiza-e-nakat-khuda
chun rahi hai nannhi nannhi surkh kaliyan khushnuma

aur tujh se ham-surud-e-naghma-e-ejaz hai
bazm-e-qudrat mein teri goya sharik-e-raaz hai

mithe naghme gane wali o chaman ki naznin
hai tar-o-taza hamesha tera kunj-e-dil-nashin

aur musaffa hai faza-e-asman tere liye
hai shafaq-jam-e-sharab-e-arghawan tere liye

tere naghmon mein asar andoh-e-hirman ka nahin
sal mein tere guzar fasl-e-zamistan ka nahin

mujh ko qassam-e-azal deta agar do baal-o-par
ud ke hota main bhi tere sath sargarm-e-safar

ban ke hum donon rafiq-e-mausam-e-josh-e-bahaar
karte khush khush har baras gul-gasht-e-dasht-o-kohsar