bahār-e-zīst kī mahrūmiyāñ are tauba

dil-e-shagufta kī nākāmiyāñ are tauba

visāl-e-yār kī hasrat are ma.āz-allāh

firāq-o-shauq kī betābiyāñ are tauba

payām-e-dāvat-e-mai nīm-bāz āñkhoñ se

nigāh-e-nāz kī rañgīniyāñ are tauba

ḳhudā ne ishq ko majbūriyoñ kā ġham de kar

likhīñ nasīb meñ barbādiyāñ are tauba

hamārī aañkh se aañsū bhī shams' bah na sake

dil-e-ġharīb kī majbūriyāñ are tauba