dopahar raat aa chuki hila-bahana ho chuka
aur masti mil chuke gesu men shana ho chuka
navak-e-mizhgan ka apna dil nishana ho chuka
mar chuke ham maut aane ka bahana ho chuka
ahd-e-piri hai javani ka zamana ho chuka
khatm ab mazmun sher-e-ashiqana ho chuka
ab khizan hai mausam-e-gul ka zamana ho chuka
ho chuki gul-bang bulbul ka tarana ho chuka
shiir se shirin ko raghbat thi unhen hai zauq-e-mai
daur bhi ab aur hai agla zamana ho chuka
saqiya piiri men to shaghl-e-subuhi hai zarur
ab bhi pichhla daur hai agla zamana ho chuka
shabnami par os padti hai jo apni ziist men
to pas-e-murdan lahad par shamiyana ho chuka
ham to gard-e-karvan the sab se pichhe rah gae
qafila reg-e-ravan ka bhi ravana ho chuka
asman par taan-e-bukhl ahl-e-zamin ko hai abas
paani paani ho gaya jab daana daana ho chuka
chat chuke qaid-e-qafas se ab asiran-e-chaman
baad virane ke abad ashiyana ho chuka
amad-e-fasl-e-bahari ki khabar laai nasim
baagh men bulbul ka tayyar ashiyana ho chuka
kya khizan men ab-o-rang-e-bagh favvaron se ho
sab zar-e-gul lut chuka khali khazana ho chuka
vaae nadani ki ab fikr-e-subuk-doshi hui
daftar-e-isyann jab apna bar-e-shana ho chuka
gil utha zanjir se pariyon ka divana hai ye
ishq men badnam main khana-ba-khana ho chuka
gor tak vo saath mayyat ke rahe had ho gai
dushman-e-jan se bhi haqq-e-dostana ho chuka
ham faqiron ke bhi ghar laai thi un ko sadgi
ab vo lillah hai buton ka karkhana ho chuka
khvab-e-ghaflat ‘mehr’ kab tak jagiye uth baithiye
subh hone aai shab guzri fasana ho chuka