dīda-e-sarf-e-intizār hai sham.a
merī hālat kī yādgār hai sham.a
nahīñ dil meñ kisī ke soz-o-gudāz
ki tamāshā-e-rozgār hai sham.a
pa.e-jumbish sadā taḌaptī hai
tapish-e-nā-tavāñ shikār hai sham.a
ruḳh-e-raushan hai nūr-e-bīnā.ī
chashm-e-ushshāq kā ġhubār hai sham.a
roz-e-tīra meñ bad-numā ḳhurshīd
shab-e-raushan meñ tīra-kār hai sham.a
yād-e-gul-e-ruḳh se phuul jhaḌte haiñ
kis bashāshat se nau-bahār hai sham.a
ḳhaak nāsūr-e-dil bhare is kā
zaḳhmī-e-girya-hā-e-zār hai sham.a
husn dīvāna sab ko kartā hai
apne hī aap par nisār hai sham.a
sub.h hote hī TimTimātī hai
aap kī chashm-e-pur-ḳhumār hai sham.a
kyuuñ na ro.e na kis tarah se jale
ki fuġhānī-e-rāz-dār hai sham.a
nahīñ bujhtī lagī huī jī kī
shola-e-jān-e-sogvār hai sham.a
hai idhar dāġh-e-barq-e-parvāna
aur udhar chashm-e-abr-bār hai sham.a
husn bhī hai ma.āl-e-kār vabāl
bazm-dar-bazm kyā hai ḳhaar hai sham.a
jhāñknā parde se burī ḳhū hai
ḳhud-ba-ḳhud aap sharmsār hai sham.a
shab-e-tanhā.ī aur tū aur ye
ai 'qalaq' terī ġham-gusār hai sham.a