ai maut unhen bhulae zamane guzar gae

aisa nahin ki un se mohabbat nahin rahi

hijr ki shab hai aur ujala hai

baat jab doston ki aati hai

kya hua husn hai ham-safar ya nahin

hum unhen wo hamein bhula baiThe

jhunjhlae hain lajae hain phir muskurae hain

pi pi ke jagmagae zamane guzar gae

kabhi sher-o-naghma ban ke kabhi aansuon mein Dhal ke

na haara hai ishq aur na duniya thaki hai

hansne wale ab ek kaam karen

mujhko ye jaan-o-dil qubul naghme ko naghma hi samajh

bujh gaya dil hayat baqi hai

ek pal mein ek sadi ka maza humse puchhiye

akele hain wo aur jhunjhla rahe hain