jalwa paband-e-tur hai ab tak
dil wahi koh-e-nur hai ab tak

zist se kam nahin khushi lekin
gham mataa-e-shuur hai ab tak

fasla bas nishat-o-gham ka hai
wo qarin hai na dur hai ab tak

mai-kashi ka agar saliqa ho
gham mein kaif-o-surur hai ab tak

dil ki chaukhat pe hai ghamon ki bhid
dil mein koi zarur hai ab tak

din ka suraj to dhal gaya kab ka
zikr-e-rukhsar-e-hur hai ab tak

har pas-e-rukh hai ek rukh-e-raushan
zindagi ka zuhur hai ab tak

ye tera munkasir-mizaj 'kalim'
banda-e-pur-ghayur hai ab tak