dil-e-sozān-e-āshiq maḳhzan-e-rañg-e-vafā hogā

vo hissa qadr ke qābil hai jitnā jal gayā hogā

chale the dard ko sun kar thame ye kah ke raste meñ

na jaanā ab munāsib hai vo kab kā mar gayā hogā

ye ik bose pe itnī bahs ye zebā nahīñ tum ko

nahīñ hai yaad mujh ko ḳhair achchhā le liyā hogā

chhiḌī thiiñ husn kī bahseñ idhar chāñd aur idhar tum the

kisī ko dekh kar be-parda koī chhup gayā hogā

añdhere ghar kī kuchh parvā nahīñ hai tīra-baḳhtoñ ko

tum aao qabr par raushan charāġh-e-naqsh-e-pā hogā

muravvat kī to sūrat bhī nahīñ dekhī un āñkhoñ ne

agar dhamkā.ūñ marne par to kah degā ki kyā hogā

tamāshā jāñkanī kā kyuuñ na dekhā dekh to lete

rageñ jitnī khichī thiiñ dam bhī utnā hī khichā hogā

tum aao dekhne vaalā nahīñ koī sar-e-madfan

charāġh-e-qabr afsurda thā kab kā bujh gayā hogā

abhī to aag siine meñ kahīñ kam hai kahīñ zaa.id

agar mil jā.eñge aapas meñ sab chhāle to kyā hogā

chamak uTThī jo mere zaḳhm-e-dil meñ kyā qayāmat hai

falak par chāñd niklā hogā yā koī hinsā hogā

hamīñ se pūchh lo kaise ho tum aur husn kaisā hai

agar ā.īne ko dam bhar na dekhoge to kyā hogā

ġham-e-furqat kā kyā shikva qayāmat aane vaalī hai

ḳhudā ke sāmne āḳhir to ik din sāmnā hogā

yahī 'jāved' behtar hai ki ab tauba se kar tauba

vahī chhup kar piyegā mai jo tum sā pārsā hogā