ek muddat hui ek zamana hua
khak-e-gulshan mein jab ashiyana hua
zulf-e-barham ki jab se shanasai hui
zindagi ka chalan mujremana hua
phul jalte rahe chand hanste raha
arzu ka muqammal fasana hua
dag dil k shahanshah k sike bane
dil ka muflis-kada jab khazana hua
rahbar ne palat kar na dekha kabhi
rahr-o-raste ka nishana hua
ham jahan bhi gaye zauq-e-sajda liye
har jagah ap ka astana hua
dekh mizarab se khun tapkane laga
saz ka tar marg-e-tarana hua
pahle hoti thi koi wafa-parawari
ab to "Sagar" ye qissa purana hua
khak-e-gulshan mein jab ashiyana hua
zulf-e-barham ki jab se shanasai hui
zindagi ka chalan mujremana hua
phul jalte rahe chand hanste raha
arzu ka muqammal fasana hua
dag dil k shahanshah k sike bane
dil ka muflis-kada jab khazana hua
rahbar ne palat kar na dekha kabhi
rahr-o-raste ka nishana hua
ham jahan bhi gaye zauq-e-sajda liye
har jagah ap ka astana hua
dekh mizarab se khun tapkane laga
saz ka tar marg-e-tarana hua
pahle hoti thi koi wafa-parawari
ab to "Sagar" ye qissa purana hua