aah jis vaqt sar uThātī hai
arsh par barchhiyāñ chalātī hai
nāz-bardāar-e-lab hai jaañ jab se
tere ḳhat kī ḳhabar ko paatī hai
ai shab-e-hijr raast kah tujh ko
baat kuchh sub.h kī bhī aatī hai
chashm-e-bad-dūr-chasm-e-tar ai 'mīr'
āñkheñ tūfān ko dikhātī hai