bastiyan dhundh rahi hain unhen viranon men
vahshaten badh gaiin had se tire divanon men
nigah-e-naz na divanon na farzanon men
jankar ek vahi hai magar an-janon men
bazm-e-mai be-khud-o-be-tab na kyuun ho saaqi
mauj-e-bada hai ki dard uthta hai paimanon men
main to main chaunk uthi hai ye faza-e-khamosh
ye sada kab ki suni aati hai phir kanon men
sair kar ujde dilon ki jo tabiat hai udaas
ji bahal jaate hain akasr inhin viranon men
vusaten bhi hain nihan tangi-e-dil men ghafil
ji bahal jaate hain aksar inhin maidanon men
jaan iman-e-junun silsila jumban-e-junun
kuchh kashish-ha-e-nihan jazb hain viranon men
khanda-e-subh-e-azal tirgi-e-sham-e-abad
donon aalam hain chhalakte hue paimanon men
dekh jab alam-e-hu ko to naya aalam hai
bastiyan bhi nazar aane lagin viranon men
jis jagah baith gae aag laga kar utthe
garmiyan hain kuchh abhi sokhta-samanon men
vahshaten bhi nazar aati hain sar-e-parda-e-naz
damanon men hai ye aalam na garebanon men
ek rangini-e-zahir hai gulistan men agar
ek shadabi-e-pinhan hai bayabanon men
jauhar-e-ghuncha-o-gul men hai ik andaz-e-junun
kuchh bayaban nazar aae hain garebanon men
ab vo rang-e-chaman-o-khanda-e-gul bhi na rahe
ab vo asar-e-junun bhi nahin divanon men
ab vo saaqi ki bhi ankhen na rahin rindon men
ab vo saghar bhi chhalakte nahin mai-khanon men
ab vo ik soz-e-nihani bhi dilon men na raha
ab vo jalve bhi nahin ishq ke kashanon men
ab na vo raat jab ummiden bhi kuchh thiin tujh se
ab na vo baat gham-e-hijr ke afsanon men
ab tira kaam hai bas ahl-e-vafa ka paana
ab tira naam hai bas ishq ke gham-khanon men
ta-ba-kai vada-e-mauhum ki tafsil ‘firaq’
shab-e-furqat kahin katti hai in afsanon men