wo kitna khush-khisal tha
wo kitna khush-jamal tha

jilau mein apne jo liye tha
lamha-e-visal tha

ye kaenat ga rahi thi
mast thi

kharab thi
mahak mein gul

lahak mein sabza
nashshe mein sharab thi

ragon mein us ke dajla tha
nigah mein furaat tha

wo chehra-e-sifat tha
wo wajah-e-mumkinat tha

wo ek lamha subh tha
to lamha-e-digar

ghurub-e-aftab tha
shafaq bhara ufuq

kabhi tulua-e-mahtab tha
wo dopahar tha

aadhi raat tha
anokhi koi baat tha

hazar dilbaron mein taq tha
misal-e-be-misal tha

wasuq-e-be-wisaq tha
wo kaf tha

wo nun tha
bina-e-koh-e-qaf tha

wo shahd tha
nabaat tha

wo ruh-e-kaenat tha
bas ek aan

ek aan mein
nazar se ta-jigar utar gaya

wo barq tha
wo rad tha

wo tir tha
kaman tha

yaqin tha
guman tha

wo shoala barq-e-tur tha
wajud se guzar gaya

wahi hain jism-o-dast-o-pa
wahi azal se ta-abad

zaman makan ka silsila
magar nahin

magar nahin
main zinda hun

main zinda hun
magar na harf-o-saut hain

na hiss-o-karb-e-jaan-faza
na zauq-e-ahraman-fagan

na shauq-e-shan-e-kibriya
hai jism aaj bhi magar

wo dar nahin
wo sar nahin

ki soz-o-saz ab koi
nahin hai sar-ba-sar nahin