gham ne bandha hai mire ji pe khala haae khala
phir nae sir seti aai hai bala haae bala
ai gul-e-gulshan-e-jan kar mujhe yak-bar nihal
khaar hasrat ka kaleje men sala haae sala
dekh sakta nahin main gul kuun har yak khaar ke saath
apne ham-rah raqibon kuun na la haae na la
zabh karne men mire rahm na laaya us ne
balki itna bhi kaha nen ki gala haae gala
jis ne khaya hai tere abru-e-khun-rez ka zakhm
murgh-e-bismil sa lahu biich rala haae rala
jan-e-janan kuun mire paas shitabi laao
niin to yak pal men mira jaan chala haae chala
be-tarah ab to birah aag dahakti hai ‘siraj’
dil mira kyuun na pukare ki jala haae jala