hasrat-o-ummid ka matam raha
ye wo dil hai jo sada pur-gham raha

ek na ek mujh par sada aalam raha
main kabhi be-jaan kabhi be-dam raha

meri qismat ki kaji ka aks hai
ye jo barham gesu-e-pur-kham raha

wo dil-e-gham-ghin hai mera gham-pasand
gham ke jaane ka bhi jis ko gham raha

dil ko har-dam ek pareshani rahi
zulf-e-jaanan ki tarah barham raha

wo namak-afshaniyan qatil ne kin
zakhm-e-dil sharminda-e-marham raha

badhte badhte ho gaya nasur dil
khun ka qatra jo dil mein jam raha

tha faqat ek gham madar-e-zindagi
gham raha dil mein to wo bhi kam raha

girya-o-zari yahi 'saqi' rahi
dil ki hasrat ka sada matam raha