jine se dil bezar hai
har sans ek aazar hai

kitni hazin hai zindagi
andoh-gin hai zindagi

wo bazm-e-ahbab-e-watan
wo ham-nawayan-e-sukhan

aate hain jis dam yaad ab
karte hain dil nashad ab

guzri hui ranginiyan
khoi hui dilchaspiyan

pahron rulati hain mujhe
akasr satati hain mujhe

wo zamzame wo chahchahe
wo ruh-afza qahqahe

jab dil ko maut aai na thi
yun be-hisi chhai na thi

college ki rangin wadiyan
wo dil nashin aabaadiyan

wo nazninan-e-watan
zohra-jabinan-e-watan

jin mein se ek rangin qaba
aatish-nafs aatish-nawa

kar ke mohabbat aashna
rang-e-aqidat aashna

mere dil-e-nakaam ko
khun-gashta-e-alam ko

dagh-e-judai de gai
sari khudai le gai

un saaton ki yaad mein
un rahaton ki yaad mein

maghmum sa rahta hun main
gham ki kasak sahta hun main

sunta hun jab ahbab se
qisse gham-e-ayyam ke

betab ho jata hun main
aahon mein kho jata hun main

phir wo aziz-o-aqriba
jo tod kar ahd-e-wafa

ahbab se munh mod kar
duniya se rishta tod kar

hadd-e-ufuq se us taraf
rang-e-shafaq se us taraf

ek wadi-e-khamosh ki
ek aalam-e-behosh ki

gahraiyon mein sau gae
tarikiyon mein kho gae

un ka tasawwur na-gahan
leta hai dil mein chutkiyan

aur khun rulata hai mujhe
be-kal banata hai mujhe

wo ganw ki ham-joliyan
mafluk dahqan-zadiyan

jo dast-e-fart-e-yas se
aur yurish-e-aflas se

ismat luta kar rah gain
khud ko ganwa kar rah gain

ghamgin jawani ban gain
ruswa kahani ban gain

un se kabhi galiyon mein ab
hota hun main do-chaar jab

nazren jhuka leta hun main
khud ko chhupa leta hun main

kitni hazin hai zindagi
andoh-gin hai zindagi