intizār kī had tak intizār karnā thā
e.atibār kī had tak e.atibār karnā thā
hāl-e-dil to kahnā thā muḳhtasar magar qāsid
iḳhtisār kī had tak iḳhtisār karnā thā
ḳhvāb ho ki bedārī-e-āh-o-nāla-o-zārī
iḳhtiyār kī had tak iḳhtiyār karnā thā
us ne hasb-e-āsā.ish kī adū ko fahmā.ish
ḳhāksār kī had tak ḳhāksār karnā thā
na.ash bhī mirī us ne qabr meñ na rahne dī
be-dayār kī had tak be-dayār karnā thā
yaas ho ki sarmastī chaak jāma-e-hastī
taar taar kī had tak taar taar karnā thā
ai 'tamīz' yāroñ par nā-tavāñ sahāroñ par
inhisār kī had tak inhisār karnā thā