shabab nam hai us jaan-nawaz lamhe ka

apni ujDi hui duniya ki kahani hun main

ilaj-e-aKHtar-e-na-kaam kyun nahin mumkin

rang o bu mein Dube rahte the hawas

ragon mein dauDti hain bijliyan lahu ke ewaz

samajhta hun main sab kuchh sirf samjhana nahin aata

aarzu ko ruh mein gham ban ke rahna aa gaya

dil-e-fasurda mein kuchh soz o saz baqi hai

mila ke qatra-e-shabnam mein rang o nikhat-e-gul

koi maal-e-mohabbat mujhe batao nahin