Ai Sitam-Azma Jafa Kab Tak

Poet

ai sitam-azma jafa kab tak

kushta-e-zindagi vafa kab tak

garmi-e-koshish-e-jafa kab tak

dava-e-shohrat-e-vafa kab tak

ai dil-e-zohd-ḳhu riya kab tak

na-muradana mudda.a kab tak

ek men mil gaya ḳhuda maara

yuun nibahega dusra kab tak

imtihan par ye imtihan ta-chand

aazma azma.ega kab tak

hasrat aa.egi dam men sau sau baar

ai havas shor-e-marhaba kab tak

qudrat-e-sabr aqibat kitni

jur.at-e-taqat-azma kab tak

tum samajh jaao meri ḳhamoshi

na kahun kahiye mudda.a kab tak

kijiye ab mire nibah ki fikr

yaar sabr-e-gurez-pa kab tak

ḳhvab men bhi vo a.enge ta-chand

main mila bhi to yuun mila kab tak

dil men kab tak tumhare khaTkunga

chashm-e-dushman men meri ja kab tak

tandurusti-e-dil hai be-jani

dard-e-be-dard ki dava kab tak

tark ki saaf us ne goya.i

nargis-e-surma-sa ḳhafa kab tak

ai dil-e-be-qarar-o-be-aram

naala ta-chand ta-kuja kab tak

ai ‘qalaq’ vasl men bhi huun nashad

tala-e-na-rasa rasa kab tak