sab hi mere sath the aur hum
sanjhe dukh-sukh rakhte the

aur un sare logon mein
ek hi khwab numayan tha [...]

main ne dekhi nahin
khwab bunti hui makhmalin ungliyan

jin ka lams-e-gudaz ek din
waqt ke sard galon se bahta hua [...]

nahin ye dher mitti ke sabaq-amoz-e-ibrat hain
karun ai ham-nashin kyunkar na in se istifada main

nishan-e-raftgan main ne har ek manzil mein paya hai
isi ibrat-kade ne kya khayal un ka jamaya hai [...]

sune ajdad se qisse
tere mahbub bandon ke

kai majzub bandon ke
fana ke jam lete the [...]

calender ke badalne se kahan mazi badalta hai
purane zakhm bharte hain bhala aankhon ko bharne se

jo dil pe war ho jae
achanak haar ho jae [...]

faiz le kar 'mir' se aaya hua
dekhiye ek shakhs itraya hua

har sukhanwar se yahi kahta hai ab
mustanad hai mera farmaya hua [...]