wo jo zindagi ka qarar thi
wahi subh-e-nur kahan gai

wo jo khwab-e-naz the kya hue
mai-e-pur-surur kahan gai

wo jo intizar-e-qarar tha
wahi intizar-e-qarar hai

wo dukhan hai dil mein nihan abhi
dil-e-na-subur kahan gai

wahi tirgi ka hisar hai
shab-o-roz par mah-o-sal hai

hai jawar-e-qalb pe tirgi
abhi dil se dur kahan gai

mere shahryar teri samaat-e-shauq besh
magar yahan

wo hai kaun jis ne fughan na ki
pe tere huzur kahan gai

yahan ab maal-e-guzishta-shab
nai ek shab ka nafaz hai

wo jo subh-e-farda ki aarzu thi
thakan se chur kahan gai

usi tirgi mein ye nur ki
jo lakir phuti hai aah se

ajab ek manzar-e-jaan-faza
ki guzar raha hai nigah se

abhi kaun qarya-e-jaan se
su-e-adam gae hain lahu lahu

ki ajab charagh se jal uthe
sar-e-qatl-gah gulu gulu

isi raushni mein tamam chehre
ki aae jate hain ru-ba-ru

koi sar-kashida-o-khanda-zan
koi sar-khamida siyah-ru