phuul the rañg the lamhoñ kī sabāhat ham the

aise zinda the ki jiine kī alāmat ham the

sab ḳhirad-mand bane phirte the māshā-allāh

bas tire shahr meñ ik sāhib-e-vahshat ham the

naam baḳhshā hai tujhe kis ke vufūr-e-ġham ne

gar koī thā to tire mujrim-e-shohrat ham the

ab to ḳhud apnī zarūrat bhī nahīñ hai ham ko

vo bhī din the ki kabhī terī zarūrat ham the

dhuup ke dasht meñ kitnā vo hameñ DhūñDtā thā

'e'tibār' us ke liye abr kī sūrat ham the