jis ko padi ho apne gareban ke tar ki
roe khizan ko khair manae bahaar ki

mearaj us ko kahiye hamare ghubar ki
warna ye khak aur hawa ku-e-yar ki

pazhmurda phul hun chaman-e-rozgar ka
taswir hun do-rangi-e-lail-o-nahaar ki

nichi nigah aad mein mizhgan ki al-aman
sayyaad jaise ghat mein baithe shikar ki

chin-e-jabin-e-yar ki chhuriyan wahin chalin
jon hi tadap badhi nigah-e-intizar ki

munh faq hai is tarah meri subh-e-firaq ka
jaise ho pahli sham gharib-ud-dayar ki

'betab' khatm kar gae ustad-e-nam-dar
jadu-nigariyan qalam-e-sehr-kar ki