apne se gurezāñ kabhī aġhyār se barham
mānind bagūloñ ke haiñ ab garm-e-safar ham
phirte haiñ tire shahar meñ be-yār-o-madadgār
gard-e-rah-e-manzil kī tarah ḳhāk-ba-sar ham
vo raat kisī taur jo kaaTe nahīñ kaTtī
vo raat bhī karte haiñ kisī taur basar ham
allāh rī vāmāñdagī-e-qāfila-e-shām
baiThe rahe tā-sub.h sar-e-rāh-guzar ham
kāñdhoñ pe uThā.e hue ik tohmat-e-yārāñ
jaate haiñ sū-e-dār jhukā.e hue sar ham
phūloñ kī kabhī baat sitāroñ kā kabhī zikr
karte haiñ tujhe yaad ba-andāz-e-digar ham
phir dil ne pukārā hai usī sho.ala-nafas ko
jo ruuh kī taskīn hai aur zaḳhm kā marham
ye jabr-e-mashiyat thā ki dekhā kiye barsoñ
andāz-e-shab-e-tār meñ āsār-e-sahar ham
husn-e-lab-o-gesū ko diyā ham ne nayā naam
aalam se judā rakhte haiñ andāz-e-nazar ham
ye kāvish-e-afkār matā-e-dil-o-jāñ hai
rakhte haiñ agar kuchh to yahī naqd-e-hunar ham