merī duniyā meñ abhī raqs-e-sharar hotā hai

jo bhī hotā hai ba-andāz-e-digar hotā hai

bhuul jaate haiñ tire chāhne vaale tujh ko

is qadar saḳht ye hastī kā safar hotā hai

ab na vo josh-e-vafā hai na vo andāz-e-talab

ab bhī lekin tire kūche se guzar hotā hai

dil meñ armān the kyā ahd-e-bahārāñ ke liye

chāk-e-gul dekh ke ab chāk-e-jigar hotā hai

ham to hañste bhī haiñ jī jaan se jaane ke liye

tum jo rote ho to aañsū bhī guhar hotā hai

saiñkaḌoñ zaḳhm use milte haiñ is duniyā se

koī dil terā talabgār agar hotā hai

qāfila luTtā hai jis vaqt sar-e-rāhguzar

us ghaḌī qāfila-sālār kidhar hotā hai

'anjum'-e-soḳhta-jāñ ko hai ḳhushī kī ummīd

raat meñ jaise kabhī rañg-e-sahar hotā hai