nigāh-e-ishq meñ tābindagī nahīñ miltī

charāġh-e-husn se ab raushnī nahīñ miltī

sar-e-niyāz jhukā.egā kyā koī ḳhuddār

nigāh-e-nāz se jab daad hī nahīñ miltī

sharīk-e-dard-e-mohabbat koī nahīñ hotā

kisī se dād-e-mohabbat kabhī nahīñ miltī

nigāh-e-sāqī-e-rā.anā kā ye bhī ehsāñ hai

ba-qadr-e-zauq mai-e-āgahī nahīñ miltī

ye mai-kada hai yahāñ qaid-e-zarf-e-zauq bhī hai

ye kyā kahā ki mai-e-zindagī nahīñ miltī

ziyā-e-husn hai mahdūd bazm-e-imkāñ tak

phir is ke ba.ad kahīñ raushnī nahīñ miltī

bajā hai aap kā irshād māntā huuñ maiñ

kalām-e-'rāz' meñ ab zindagī nahīñ miltī