malka-e-sahr-e-zindagī terā
shukr kis taur se adā kiije
jo tire husn ke faqīr hue
un ko tashvīsh-e-rozgār kahāñ?
jaam chhalkā to jam ga.ī mahfil
minnat-e-lutf-e-ġham-gusār kise?
ḳhush-nashīñ haiñ ki chashm o dil kī murād
dair meñ hai na ḳhānqāh meñ hai
kaun aisā ġhanī hai jis se koī
naqd-e-shams-o-qamar kī baat kare