jaan-e-'sahba' sach kaho paiham sahaare yaad hain
wo nigah-e-awwalin ke kya sharare yaad hain

yaad hain wo dard ki badhti hui betabiyan
sard aahen khushk-lab aansu ke dhaare yaad hain

wo mai-e-ulfat pila dena nigah-e-mast se
wada-e-rangin ke wo alfaz pyare yaad hain

nau-ba-nau saz-e-mohabbat ki wo naghma-sanjiyan
wo tarannum wo tabassum wo nazare yaad hain

yaad hain wo bazm-e-ishrat ki sukun-samaniyan
shab ki khamoshi wo dariya ke kinare yaad hain

wo faza-e-ruh-parwar wo bahaar-e-jaan-faza
wasl ki shab ke tumhein wo chand tare yaad hain

meri jaanib wo bhari mahfil mein khamoshi ke sath
apni chashm-e-mast ke rangin ishaare yaad hain

phir zara dhime suron mein gungunana sher ka
phul se jhadte hue gardun ke tare yaad hain

aadhi aadhi raat tak sham-e-mohabbat ki bahaar
subh ki tanwir mein jalwe tumhaare yaad hain

yaad hain 'sahba' shabab-o-sher ki ranginiyan
han hadis-e-ishq ke alfaz sare yaad hain

aaj bhi main sun raha hun naghma-ha-e-jaan-faza
daudti hai saz-e-hasti mein teri rangin nawa