nigār-e-shām-e-ġham maiñ tujh se ruḳhsat hone aayā huuñ
gale mil le ki yuuñ milne kī naubat phir na aa.egī
jaras kī naġhmagī āvāz-e-mātam hotī jaatī hai

ġhazab kī tīrgī hai rāsta dekhā nahīñ jaatā
ye maujoñ kā talātum ye bhare dariyā kī tuġhyānī
tirī āvāz maddham aur maddham hotī jaatī hai