tamannā ban ga.ī hai māya-e-ilzām kyā hogā
magar dil hai abhī tak tishna-e-paiġhām kyā hogā
vo betāb-e-tamāsha hī sahī ai tāb-e-nazzāra
laraz uThtā hai dil ye soch kar anjām kyā hogā
yahāñ jo kuchh bhī hai vo partav-e-ehsās hai saaqī
ba-juz baada javāb-e-gardish-e-ayyām kyā hogā
kabhī jis ke yaqīñ se kā.enāt-e-ishq raushan thī
vahī ab hai asīr-e-halqa-e-auhām kyā hogā
junūn-e-shauq kā aalam hama mastī sahī lekin
ye aalam bhī javāb-e-shoḳhi-e-paiġhām kyā hogā
chale to ho mizāj-e-yār kī pursish ko ai 'bekal'
magar ye soch lo andāz-e-istifhām kyā hogā