Mil gae par hijab baqi hai

mil gae par hijab baqi hai
fikr-e-naz-o-itab baqi hai

baat sab Thik-Thak hai pa abhi
kuchh sawal-o-jawab baqi hai

garche majun kha chuke lekin
daur-e-jam-e-sharab baqi hai

jhuTe wade se un ke yan ab tak
shikwa-e-be-hisab baqi hai

gah kahte hain sham hui abhi
zarra-e-aftab baqi hai

phir kabhi ye ki abr mein kuchh-kuchh
partaw-e-mahtab baqi hai

hai kabhi ye ki tujh pe chhiDkenge
jo lagan mein shahab baqi hai

aur bhaDke hai ishtiyaq ki aag
ab kise sabr-o-tab baqi hai

uD gai nind aankh se kis ki
lazzat-e-KHurd-o-KHwab baqi hai

hai KHushi sab tarah ki, nahaq ka
KHatra-e-inqalab baqi hai

hai wo dil ki dhaDak so jun ki tun
ji par us ka azab baqi hai

jo bhara shisha tha hua KHali
par wo bu-e-gulab baqi hai

apni ummid thi so bar aai
yas shakl-e-sarab baqi hai

hai yahi Dol jab tak aankhon mein
dam basan-e-habab baqi hai

misl-e-farmuda-e-huzur 'insha'
phir wahi iztirab baqi hai