ye jo kabhi gulzaar tha ujad gaya
har baam-o-dar pe ka saaya pad gaya
bazaar-e-husn-o-ishq ki raunaq na rahi
har raah-e-aarzu mein ghubaar bikhar gaya
sune the naghme yahaan kabhi shaadmaani ke
ab har gali mein shor-e-aza utar gaya
kahe hai sauda ye dard sab ke naseeb mein
jo dil tha aabaad wahi viraan kar gaya
gul phenke hain auron ki taraf balke samar bhi
ae khaana-bar-andaaz-e-chaman kuchh to idhar bhi
fikr-e-maash ishq-e-butaan yaad-e-raftagaan
is zindagi mein ab koi kya kya kiya kare
sarsari tum jahaan se guzre
warna har jaa jahaan-e-deegar tha
gulshan mein band qafas mein chaman ki yaad aati hai
wo din jo guzre the aazaadi mein bahut yaad aate hain
ishq ne zaalim tujhe kis raah par daala hai
na khuda hi mila na visaal-e-sanam
nigaah-e-naaz ne parde uthaaye hain kya kya
hijaab-e-husn mein chhupte hain raaz kya kya