hameñ to ādat-e-zaḳhm-e-safar hai kyā kahiye
yahāñ pe rāh-e-vafā muḳhtasar hai kyā kahiye
judā.iyāñ to ye maanā baḌī qayādat haiñ
rafāqatoñ meñ bhī dukh kis qadar hai kyā kahiye
hikāyat-e-ġham-e-duniyā tavīl thī kah dī
hikāyat-e-ġham-e-dil muḳhtasar hai kyā kahiye
majāl-e-dīd nahīñ hasrat-e-nazāra sahī
ye silsila hī bahut mo'atabar hai kyā kahiye