zulmat ba-har-maqam khilaf-e-talab mili din ka suragh dhundne walon ko shab mili ai dost tere husn-e-inayat ki khair ho ye aagahi hamein tere gham ke sabab mili yaad-e-ghazal-rukhan bhi khayal-e-maash bhi aasudgi dayar-e-tamanna mein kab mili nikle the tirgi ke musalsal fareb se jab raushni mili to hamein jaan-ba-lab mili qissa teri wafa ka sitam rozgar ke jo shai hamein mili hai wahi muntakhab mili fursat-talab masail-e-asr-e-rawan bhi the lekin tere khayal se fursat hi kab mili sultan-'rashk' khud se shanasai ke liye dekhenge khwab fursat-e-tabir jab mili