daaġh husn-e-qamar bhī hotā hai
aib rashk-e-hunar bhī hotā hai
ishq ai husn be-basar hī sahī
ye haqīqat-nigar bhī hotā hai
husn hotā hai kuchh to husn-e-nazar
kuchh fareb-e-nazar bhī hotā hai
toḌ Daale jo dil kā ā.īna
vahī ā.īna-gar bhī hotā hai
dūrī-e-rañg-o-bū hazār sahī
hijr paiġhām-bar bhī hotā hai
haa.e tūl-e-hayāt-e-ishq 'sahāb'
koī lamha basar bhī hotā hai