chain miltā nahīñ ghar meñ bhī qayāmat kyā hai
uTh ke sau baar maiñ baiThā huuñ ye vahshat kyā hai
us se be-mehrī-o-furqat kī shikāyat kyā hai
jis ko ye bhī nahīñ mālūm mohabbat kyā hai
pī ke ik jaam jo behosh banā hai zī-hosh
mai kī tāsīr hai saaqī kī karāmat kyā hai
vaj.h-e-āzār hai ḳhud jin ke liye tūl-e-hayāt
un ko andesha-e-shām-o-shab-e-furqat kyā hai
dījiye hukm to bīmār kī mushkil hal ho
kaam kar legī ajal aap ko zahmat kyā hai
haal isyāñ kā gunahgār bayāñ kar deñge
un se pūchhegī jo aa kar tirī rahmat kyā hai
maut se kahte haiñ vo jā ke kabhī dekh to aa
mere bīmār-e-shab-e-hijr kī hālat kyā hai
aap kyā jāneñ guzartī hai jo is par shab-o-roz
aap kyā jāneñ ki dil kī mire hālat kyā hai
gird-e-mai-ḳhāna lagātā hai hazāroñ chakkar
saaf kah ham se ki vaa.iz tirī niyyat kyā hai
taare gin gin ke shab-e-hijr guzar jaatī hai
niiñd dam bhar nahīñ aatī ye musībat kyā hai
shūmī-e-baḳht kī ‘mas.ūd’ ho kyā fikr mujhe
shukr har haal meñ lāzim hai shikāyat kyā he