wo chaka-chaund wo shahr ke jalwe
wo tamashe wo kartab ujalon ke

ho rahe mahw hum bas-ki sae the
har taraf shoabde be-karan se the

mubtala jin mein hum jism-o-jaan se the
na raha yaad aae kahan se the

nazar ek den thi khud nazaron ki
zat apni ibarat unhin se thi

rehn-e-dariya thi girdab ki hasti
uns ke rabton ke amin the hum

ek faza thi jahan har kahin the hum
rabton ke siwa kuchh nahin the hum

khel tha ek charagh-e-tamanna ka
jis ki lau se thi sab raushni barpa

waqt ka tel nazron se ojhal tha
ye guzishta bahaaron ke gul-bute

chaman-e-arzu ke jigar-goshe
hamein ghere khade raste roke

liye aankhon mein ranj-o-mehan apne
kiye jaenge kab tak jatan apne

hamein jaane bhi den ab watan apne