ai andalib-e-zeb-e-chaman zinat-e-chaman
hamdam qalaq-nasibon ki ulfat ke maron ki

shirin teri nawa hai agarche hai pur-kharosh
dilkash teri sada hai agarche hai dil-kharash

sazon mein hai wo baat kahan jo ki tujh mein hai
ulfat kahan hai un ko kisi se kahan hai lag

he he kisi ke soz se un ko kahan hai saz
be-shubah un mein lahn hai ek khas taur ka

be-shubah un ki chhed se tharraati hai hawa
lekin teri sada se hain zahir ye saf saf

aalam-e-yas josh-e-dili sadma-e-firaq
yani teri nawa hai wo tharrae jis se dil

chalti hai jis ghadi ki shab-e-mah mein saba
aur jab ki mast ho ho ke hilti hai shakh-e-gul

is waqt tu jo karti hai fariyaad ham-safir
betab aur karti hai hijran-nasib ko

lekin tu jis ke waste rahti hai be-qarar
hota hai is ka qurb mahinon tujhe nasib

hoti hai har bahaar mein tujh ko nai bahaar
un ko tu dekh dil ko hai jin ke kisi se lag

mashuq ka magar nahin nazara tak nasib
barson nahin hai kucha-e-dildar tak guzar

fariyaad-o-nala karte hain din raat wo magar
mumkin nahin ki kanon tak us ke pahunch sake