siyah hai dil-e-giti siyah-tar ho jaa.e
ḳhuda kare ki har ik shaam be-sahar ho jaa.e
kuchh is ravish se chale bad-e-barg-e-rez-e-ḳhizan
ki duur tak saf-e-ashjar be-samar ho jaa.e
baja.e rang rag-e-ghuncha se lahu Tapke
khile jo phuul to har barg-e-gul sharar ho jaa.e
zamana pi to raha hai sharab-e-danish ko
ḳhuda kare ki yahi zahr kargar ho jaa.e
koi qadam na uThe su-e-manzil-e-maqsud
dua karo ki har ik raah pur-ḳhatar ho jaa.e
ye log rah-guzar-e-zist se bhaTak jaa.en
ajal qavafil-e-hasti ki ham-safar ho jaa.e
ba-qadr yak-do-nafs bhi giran hai zahmat-e-zist
hayat-e-nau-e-bashar aur muḳhtasar ho jaa.e
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