gulo.n me.n ra.ng bhare baad-e-nau-bahaar chale
chale bhii aa_o ke gulashan kaa kaar-o-baar chale
qafas udaas hai yaaro sabaa se kuchh to kaho
kahii.n to bahar-e-Kudaa aaj zikr-e-yaar chale
jo ham pe guzarii so guzarii magar shab-e-hijraa.N
hamaare ashk terii aakabat sa.Nwar chale
makaam 'faiz' ko_ii raah me.n ja.Nchaa hii nahii.n
jo kuu-e-yaar se nikale to suu-e-daar chale
% the following were not in the version I heard
kabhii to subah tere ku.nj-e-lab se ho aaGaaz
kabhii to shab sar-e-kaakul se mushkabaar chale
ba.Daa hai dard kaa rishtaa ye dil gariib sahii
tumhaare naam pe aaye.nge Gam-gusaar chale
huzuur-e-yaar hu_ii daftar-e-junuu.N kii talab
girah me.n le ke girebaa.N kaa taar taar chale
|