tanhā na dil hī lashkar-e-ġham dekh Tal gayā

is ma.arke meñ pā-e-tahammul bhī chal gayā

haiñ garm-e-guftugū gul o bulbul chaman ke biich

hogā ḳhalal sabā jo koī paat mil gayā

us sham.a-rū se qasd na milne kā thā hameñ

par dekhte hī mom-sifat dil pighal gayā

mun.im tū yaañ ḳhayāl-e-imārat meñ kho na umr

le kaun apne saath ye qasr-o-mahl gayā

laagī na ġhair-e-yās hinā-e-umīd haath

duniyā se jo gayā kaf-e-afsos mal gayā

us rāh-rau ne dam meñ kiyā tai rah-e-adam

hastī ke sañg se jo sharar sā uchhal gayā

dekhā har ek zarre meñ us āftāb ko

jis chashm se ki be-basarī kā ḳhalal gayā

guzrī shab-e-shabāb huā roz-e-sheb aḳhīr

kuchh bhī ḳhabar hai qāfila aage nikal gayā

qābil maqām ke nahīñ 'bedār' ye sarā.e

manzil hai duur ḳhvāb se uTh din to Dhal gayā