hai duaa yaad magar harf-e-duaa yaad nahii.n 
mere naGmaat ko a.ndaaz-e-navaa yaad nahii.n 

mai.n ne palako.n se dar-e-yaar pe dastak dii hai 
mai.n vo saahil huu.N jise ko_ii sadaa yaad nahii.n 

mai.n ne jin ke liye raaho.n me.n bichhayaa thaa lahuu 
ham se kahate hai.n vahii ahad-e-vafaa yaad nahii.n 

kaise bhar aa_ii.n sar-e-shaam kisii kii aa.Nkhe.n 
kaise tharraa_e charaaGo.n kii ziyaa yaad nahii.n 

sirf dhu.ndhalaa_ii sitaaro.n kii chamak dekhii hai 
kab huaa kaun huaa kis se Khafaa yaad nahii.n 

zindagii jabr-e-musalasal kii tarah kaTatii hai 
jaane kis jurm kii paa_ii hai sazaa yaad nahii.n 

aao ik sajdaa kare.n aalam-e-madhahoshii me.n 
kahate hai.n ke "Sagar" ko Khudaa yaad nahii.n