mujh ko khushiyan na sahi ġham ki kahani de de jis ko main bhuul na pa.ūn vo nishani de de

asr-e-hazir ka jo insan nazar aata hai bas pareshan pareshan nazar aata hai nafrat-o-buġhz ki masmūm hava aisi chali kūcha-e-janan

lahū-luhan sa manzar hamari aankh men hai hamara jalta hua ghar hamari aankh men hai fasad men jo tabahi hui

hota hai din-rat yahan ab jhagda bhaa.i bhaa.i men roz hi uThti hain divaren har ghar ki angna.i men sha.ir

bechain dil hai phir bhi chehre pe dilkashi hai muflis ki zindagi men jo kuchh hai qudrati hai ehsas ka

tujhe apna banana chahta huun magar khud ko bhi paana chahta huun tumhari yaad ko dil men basa kar main

ajiib karb sa hai zindagi ke chehre par andhera jaise kisi raushni ke chehre par yaqin kaise karūn main tumhari

khayal vo bhi mire zehn ke makan men tha jo aaj tak na makin-e-guman ke dhyan men tha vo dekhta

khauf-e-jan as-pas rahta hai dil yuun hi kab udaas rahta hai dekh kar ab lahū ki arzani har koi bad-havas

ek rangin khvab hai duniya ya nashat-e-sarab hai duniya ġhaur se padh sako to samjhoge ek dilkash kitab hai duniya