mayus khud-ba-khud dil-e-ummid-var hai
is gul men bu khizan ki hai rang-e-bahar hai
tai ho chukin shikast-e-tamanna ki manzilen
ab is ke baad girya-e-be-ikhtiyar hai
us bevafa se kar ke vafa mar-mita ‘raza’
ik qissa-e-tavil ka ye ikhtisar hai
mayus khud-ba-khud dil-e-ummid-var hai
is gul men bu khizan ki hai rang-e-bahar hai
tai ho chukin shikast-e-tamanna ki manzilen
ab is ke baad girya-e-be-ikhtiyar hai
us bevafa se kar ke vafa mar-mita ‘raza’
ik qissa-e-tavil ka ye ikhtisar hai