bhuul jaate hain taqaddus ke hasin pal kitne
log jazbat men ho jaate hain pagal kitne
rose khushbu ke muqaddar men rahi khud-sozi
apni hi aag men jalte rahe sandal kitne
sabz mausam na yahan phir se palat kar aaya
ho gae zard mire gaanv ke pipal kitne
khud-kushi qatl-e-ana tark-e-tamanna bairag
zindagi tere nazar aane lage hal kitne
barishen hoti hain jis vaqt bhari ankhon ki
raakh ho jaate hain jalte hue anchal kitne
har qadam koi darinda koi khunkhar uqaab
shahr ki god men abad hain jangal kitne
be-rukhi us ki rulaegi lahu kya ‘shabnam’
zakhm khate hi rahe ham to musalsal kitne