mohabbat meñ sukūñ mahrūmiyoñ ke ba.ad aatā hai

ki jab har aasrā miT jaa.e tab dil chain paatā hai

ḳhud apnā hī lahū āvāz ko rañgīñ banātā hai

kuchal jaatā hai jab dil tab kahīñ naġhma sunātā hai

ye kyā jabr-e-mashiyat hai ye kyā jabr-e-sadāqat hai

ki jis ko ham bhulānā chāhte haiñ yaad aatā hai

ye kyā zid hai ki duniyā bhī rakho aur jī na mailā ho

ye duniyā ḳhush hī tab hotī hai jab dil TuuT jaatā hai

karam kaisā yahāñ to narm lahje se bhī dahshat hai

tabī.at ḳhush to ho jaatī hai par dil thartharātā hai