Qita

dafn hain sagharon men hangame kitni ujdi hui baharon ke naam kunda hain abginon par kitne duube hue sitaron ke

ai kharabat ke khudavando dast-e-altaf ko khula rakkho jo mohabbat se chal ke aa jaae us ki ummid ko hara

zauq-e-parvaz agar rahe ghalib halqa-e-dam tuut jaata hai zindagi ki giraft men aa kar maut ka jaam tuut jaata hai

kaafi vasia silsila-e-ikhtiyar hai kaafi tavil muddat-e-ahd-e-bahar hai main tera saath dunga jahan tak tu chal sake ai zindagi tu

ja raha tha haram ko main lekin raste men ba-khubi-e-taqdir ik maqam aisa aa gaya jis ne daal di mere

mire dil ki udaas vaadi men ghuncha-ha-e-malul khilte hain gulsitanon pe hi nahin mauquf jangalon men bhi phuul khilte hain

bahr-e-alam be-kinara hai ziist ki naav be-sahara hai raat andheri hai aur mata-e-ummid ek tuuta hua sitara hai

zindagi ki daraz palkon par raste ka ghubar chhaya hai ab-e-kausar se aankh ko dho le mai-kada phir qarib aaya

nakhuda kis liye pareshan hai kashmakash ain kamyabi hai gar kinara nahin muqaddar men qasr-e-dariya men kya kharabi hai

maut ka sard haath bhi saaqi mujh ko khamosh kar nahin sakta saaz ka taar tuut sakta hai taar ka