haal na puchho roz-o-shab ka koi anokhi baat nahin
din ko kaise raat kahen ham raat bhi ab to raat nahin
lagne ko to sehn-e-chaman men donon achchhe lagte hain
kanton men jo apna-pan hai phulon men vo baat nahin
dil se bhula to den ham un ko lekin is ko kya kiije
sadiyon ki rudad bhulana apne bas ki baat nahin
gulshan gulshan shakh o shajar par roz nasheman jalte hain
kis ne kaha tha mausam badla agle se halat nahin
ek zara si baat pe kyuun hai itna hangama ‘mumtaz’
shisha-e-dil hi to tuuta hai aur to koi baat nahin
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