matam-e-ranj-o-alam gham hain baham chaaron ek

matam-e-ranj-o-alam gham hain baham chaaron ek
sitam-o-jaur-jafa naz-o-sanam chaaron ek
jab atakta hai jo dil kuchh nahin chhode baqi
nang-o-namus haya aur sharam chaaron ek


ishq-bazan ke tain ishq mein tere ai yar
masjid-o-madrasa-o-dair-o-haram chaaron ek
farq hargiz nahin jo tujh se milawe aankhen
tir aur khanjar-o-jamdhar ke zakham chaaron ek


zulf jun mar-e-siyah qad jo darakht-e-chandan
aaj dekh aae hain is taur se hum chaaron ek
yar aur aashiq-o-saqi-o-sharab-o-sabza
dekhta hai koi yak jae pe kam chaaron ek


bhul jate hain sabhi bazm mein mah-ruyon ki
aql-o-danish-o-tamiz aur faham chaaron ek
hun tera ai sanama is waza se farman-bardar
sarban-o-nafar-o-banda khadam chaaron ek


ghair waslat ke tere aur na khwahish apni
kya tala nuqra-o-dinar-o-diram chaaron ek
uth gaya qaum se ashraf ke haihat afsos
ishrat-o-aish kahan jah-o-hasham chaaron ek


raushnai-o-zaban tohfa kare qissa bayan
jis ghadi hote hain kaghaz-o-qalam chaaron ek
bhul ja shauq mein waslat ke tu sab ko ai dil
dozakh-o-jannat o aaraf o adam chaaron ek


waste tere muqarrar hain dil andesha na kar
mehrbani-o-ata fazl-o-karam chaaron ek
hai shujaat wa sakha hilm-o-haya 'qasim-ali'
shan mein sher-e-khuda ke hain khatam chaaron ek