pesh hai gul jo ladi thi,
Guldaston me na hi yun padi thi,

Gulzar khud ka banaya,
Kismat badalne ki jo zid har ghadi thi,

khushboon raftaar se bikhera,
gulband  khud ka banya, ladke jeetna hamsaya tha,

tadap tadap ke kai din guzraya,
achhe waqt ki talaash me,
na khoya usne dheeraj,
na khoya daman pyaar ka,

baadee royi,
kuchli, masli gayi,
par fir bhi dati rahi, kyunki himmat hi sarmaya tha,

dekho khushiyaan fir se aa gayi, gul me gulshan,
aankhon me hasi aur dil me pyaar fir se aaya tha,
kyunki

wo gul zamane se ladi thi
guldaston me yun na padi thi

- Arbab Usmani