agar na zohra-jabinon ke darmiyan guzre
to phir ye kaise kate zindagi kahan guzre
jo tere aariz o gesu ke darmiyan guzre
kabhi kabhi vahi lamhe bala-e-jan guzre
mujhe ye vahm raha muddaton ki jurat-e-shauq
kahin na khatir-e-masum par giran guzre
har ik maqam-e-mohabbat bahut hi dilkash tha
magar ham ahl-e-mohabbat kashan kashan guzre
junun ke sakht marahil bhi teri yaad ke saath
hasin hasin nazar aae javan javan guzre
miri nazar se tiri justuju ke sadqe men
ye ik jahan hi nahin sainkadon jahan guzre
hujum-e-jalva men parvaz-e-shauq kya kahna
ki jaise ruuh sitaron ke darmiyan guzre
khata-muaf zamane se bad-guman ho kar
tiri vafa pe bhi kya kya hamen guman guzre
mujhe tha shikva-e-hijran ki ye hua mahsus
mire qarib se ho kar vo na-gahan guzre
rah-e-vafa men ik aisa maqam bhi aaya
ki ham khud apni taraf se bhi bad-guman guzre
khulus jis men ho shamil vo daur-e-ishq-o-havas
na raegan kabhi guzra na raegan guzre
usi ko kahte hain jannat usi ko dozakh bhi
vo zindagi jo hasinon ke darmiyan guzre
bahut hasin manazir bhi husn-e-fitrat ke
na jaane aaj tabiat pe kyuun giran guzre
vo jin ke saae se bhi bijliyan larazti thiin
miri nazar se kuchh aise bhi ashiyan guzre
mira to farz chaman-bandi-e-jahan hai faqat
miri bala se bahar aae ya khizan guzre
kahan ka husn ki khud ishq ko khabar na hui
rah-e-talab men kuchh aise bhi imtihan guzre
bhari bahar men taraji-e-chaman mat puchh
khuda kare na phir ankhon se vo saman guzre
koi na dekh saka jin ko vo dilon ke siva
muamlat kuchh aise bhi darmiyan guzre
kabhi kabhi to isi ek musht-e-khak ke gird
tavaf karte hue haft asman guzre
bahut hasin sahi sohbaten gulon ki magar
vo zindagi hai jo kanton ke darmiyan guzre
abhi se tujh ko bahut nagavar hain hamdam
vo hadsat jo ab tak ravan-davan guzre
jinhen ki dida-e-shair hi dekh sakta hai
vo inqilab tire samne kahan guzre
bahut aziiz hai mujh ko unhen kya yaad ‘jigar’
vo hadsat-e-mohabbat jo na-gahan guzre