Is safar mein neend aisi kho gayi
ham na soye raat thak kar so gayi
daaman-e-mauj-e-saba ḳhaali hua
boo-e-gul dasht-e-wafa mein kho gayi
haaye is parchhaiyon ke shahar mein
dil si ik zinda haqiqat kho gayi
ham ne jab hans kar kaha mamnoon hain
zindagi jaise pashemaan ho gayi