sunā hai kuuch to un kā par is ko kyā kahiye

zabān-e-ḳhalq ko naqqāra-e-ḳhudā kahiye

misī lagā ke siyāhī se kyuuñ Darāte ho

añdherī rātoñ kā ham se to mājrā kahiye

hazār rāteñ bhī guzrīñ yahī kahānī ho

tamām kījiye is ko na kuchh sivā kahiye

huā hai ishq meñ ḳhāsān-e-haq kā rañg safed

ye qatl-e-ām nahīñ shoḳhi-e-hinā kahiye

turāb-e-pā-e-hasīnān-e-lakhna.ū hai ye

ye ḳhāksār hai 'aḳhtar' ko naqsh-e-pā kahiye