ab zindagi ka lutf kahan hai tere baghair
be-kaif rang-e-kaun-o-makan hai tere baghair

tujh se har ek khayal hasin-o-jamil tha
ab aarzu bhi bar-e-garan hai tere baghair

har manzil-e-hayat munawwar thi tere sath
tarik har makan-o-zaman hai tere baghair

tufan umad rahe hain dil-e-be-qarar mein
aankhon se sail-e-ashk rawan hai tere baghair

wo mera ghar jo ghairat-e-firdaus tha kabhi
dozakh ab us mein sho'la-fishan hai tere baghair

rangini-e-bahaar thi jis dil mein jalwa-rez
ab us mein daur-e-fasl-e-khizan hai tere baghair

baqi rahi na saghar-o-mina mein dilkashi
be-kaif bazm-e-pir-e-mughan hai tere baghair

dil ban chuka hai maskan-e-soz-e-gham-e-firaq
sina jawab-e-barq-e-tapan hai tere baghair

'shaida' phir apna haal kahe bhi to kya kahe
khamosh lab hain band zaban hai tere baghair