jab tujhe milne kī tadbīr na.ī hotī hai
sūrat-e-gardish-e-taqdīr na.ī hotī hai
munhadim hotā huuñ har aan pas-e-harf-e-kuhan
tab kahīñ sher kī ta.abīr na.ī hotī hai
kaise lauTā maiñ tire dast-e-zamāna-gar meñ
tere chhūne se to tasvīr na.ī hotī hai
vaqt de jaa.e jise yaad purānī koī
roz us harf kī tāsīr na.ī hotī hai
ik ajab kaif meñ chaltā huuñ sar-e-dasht-e-balā
jab mire paañv meñ zanjīr na.ī hotī hai
ham badalte nahīñ 'armān' kabhī jāh-o-hasham
haañ isī ḳhvāb kī ta.abīr na.ī hotī hai