in.ikās-e-tishnagī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

tar-ba-tar ye raushnī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

aag par merā tasarruf aab par merī giraft

merī muTThī meñ abhī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

jhiil meñ Thahrā huā hai us kā aks-e-ātishīñ

aa.ine meñ is ghaḌī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

jal uTheñ yādoñ kī qindīleñ sadā.eñ Duub jaa.eñ

dar-haqīqat ḳhāmushī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

zinda lauT aayā huuñ jañgal se to kyā jā-e-malāl

mere raste meñ abhī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

koī ḳheme raakh kar de koī baazū chhīn le

ek sī ġhārat-garī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

ret par rakhkhūñ tujhe yā bahte paanī meñ bahā.ūñ

dekh ai tishna-labī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

tū bagūlā hai ki hai girdāb ai raqs-e-davām

faisla kar le abhī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

dasht bhī us kī rivāyat meñ hai mauj-e-āb bhī

merī āñkhoñ kī namī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai

tū sambhālegā bhalā kaise ye saarī saltanat

'shahryār'-shā.erī sahrā bhī hai dariyā bhī hai