kitni maghmum tabiat thi aaj
dil ki duniya mein qayamat thi aaj

yaad rah rah ke jigar aate the
wo mohabbat wo haqiqat wo majaz

wo taghazzul wo tarannum wo gudaz
log dil tham ke rah jate the

aaj ke din ne ye kya zulm kiya
phir naya dard naya zakhm diya

sabr kar ai dil-e-be-tab-o-hazin
ek azmat ka sutun aur gira

ek mashriq ka charagh aur bujha
haif ki mao bhi ab hum mein nahin

dard-e-dil aae na aae lab tak
ye zamin aur falak hai jab tak

yaad aaenge hamesha donon
har gulistan mein har ek sahra mein

chand suraj ki tarah duniya mein
jagmagaenge hamesha donon

aql hairan hai diwanon par
shama ehsas hai parwanon par

kaun kahta hai ye nadani hai
marhala maut ka aata hai magar

aadmi mar ke bhi rahta hai amar
ishq har rang mein la-fani hai