hijr-o-visāl-e-yār kā parda uThā diyā

ḳhud baḌh ke ishq ne mujhe merā patā diyā

gard-o-ġhubār-e-hastī-e-fānī uḌā diyā

ai kīmiyā-e-ishq mujhe kyā banā diyā

vo sāmne hai aur nazar se chhupā diyā

ai ishq-e-be-hijāb mujhe kyā dikhā diyā

vo shān-e-ḳhāmushī ki bahāreñ haiñ muntazir

vo rañg-e-guftugū ki gulistāñ banā diyā

dam le rahī thiiñ husn kī jab sehr-kāriyāñ

in vaqfa-hā-e-kufr ko īmāñ banā diyā

ma.alūm kuchh mujhī ko haiñ un kī ravāniyāñ

jin qatra-hā-e-ashk ko dariyā banā dayā

ik barq-e-be-qarār thī tamkīn-e-husn bhī

jis vaqt ishq ko ġham-e-sabr-āzmā diyā

saaqī mujhe bhī yaad haiñ vo tishna-kāmiyāñ

jin ko harīf-e-sāġhar-o-mīnā banā diyā

ma.alūm hai haqīqat-e-ġham-hā-e-rozgār

duniyā ko tere dard ne duniyā banā diyā

ai shoḳhi-e-nigāh-e-karam muddatoñ ke ba.ad

ḳhvāb-e-girān-e-ġham se mujhe kyuuñ jagā diyā

kuchh shorisheñ taġhāful-e-pinhāñ meñ thiiñ jinheñ

hañgāma-zār-e-hashr-e-tamannā banā diyā

baḌhtā hī jā rahā hai jamāl-e-nazar-fareb

husn-e-nazar ko husn-e-ḳhud-ārā banā diyā

phir dekhnā nigāh laḌī kis se ishq kī

gar husn ne hijāb-e-taġhāful uThā diyā

jab ḳhuun ho chukā dil-e-hastī-e-etibār

kuchh dard bach rahe jinheñ insāñ banā diyā

gum-karda-e-vafūr-e-ġham-e-intizār huuñ

tū kyā chhupā ki mujh ko mujhī se chhupā diyā

raat ab harīf-e-sub.h-e-qayāmat hī kyuuñ na ho

jo kuchh bhī ho us aañkh ko ab to jagā diyā

ab maiñ huuñ aur lutf-o-karam ke takallufāt

ye kyuuñ hijāb-e-ranjish-e-be-jā banā diyā

thī yuuñ to shām-e-hijr magar pichhlī raat ko

vo dard uThā 'firāq' ki maiñ muskurā diyā