ye sanam riwayat-o-naql ke hubal-o-manat se kam nahin

ab wo sina hai mazar-e-arzu

shoale bhaDkao dekhte kya ho

saf zahir hai nigahon se ki hum marte hain

aaina-e-nigah mein aks-e-shabab hai

bahaar-e-fikr ke jalwe luTa diye humne

aarzu ko ruh mein gham ban ke rahna aa gaya

sarshaar hun chhalakte hue jam ki qasam

jo dagh ban ke tamanna tamam ho jae

kya KHabar thi ek bala-e-na-gahani aaegi

apni bahaar pe hansne walo kitne chaman KHashak hue

jaan-sapari ke bhi arman zindagi ki aas bhi

gham-zada hain mubtala-e-dard hain nashad hain

samajhta hun main sab kuchh sirf samjhana nahin aata

mohabbat karne walon ke bahaar-afroz sinon mein