vus.at-e-bahr-e-ishq kyā kahiye

ibtidā ho to intihā kahiye

tere jaur-o-jafā ko kyā kahiye

naaz kahiye unheñ adā kahiye

us sitamgar ko or kyā kahiye

saare jhūToñ kā peshvā kahiye

pūchhnā chāhiye tabīboñ se

dard-e-dil kī hai ye davā kahiye

ham bhī muñh meñ zabān rakhte haiñ

kuchh samajh kar burā bhalā kahiye

ġhairoñ ke sāmne bulā ke mujhe

kahte haiñ dil kā mudda.ā kahiye

na koī yaar hai na hai ġham-ḳhvār

kis se ab dil kā mājrā kahiye

piite haiñ jo sharāb masjid meñ

aise logoñ ko pārsā kahiye

sharm kyā hai mujhe jo kahnā ho

sāmne sab ke barmalā kahiye

vo jafā-gar falak sitamgar hai

kise achchhā kise burā kahiye

ġhair saath aap ke maze lūTeñ

ham uThā.eñ jafā.eñ kyā kahiye

bhuul kar le gayā sū-e-manzil

aise rahzan ko rahnumā kahiye

chaar agar yaar haiñ to das dushman

raaz dil kā na jā-ba-jā kahiye

jaan se gar gayā koī āshiq

ishq kī is ko ibtidā kahiye

kyā yahī shart hai mohabbat kī

be-vafāoñ ko bā-vafā kahiye

shaiḳh piite haiñ jo mai-e-ulfat

us ko kis tarah nāravā kahiye

dil kā siine kā aur jigar kā haal

hai ye vājib judā judā kahiye

haal sunte nahīñ mirā na suno

apne dil kā to mājrā kahiye

'mashriqī' chhoḌiye butoñ kā zikr

sub.h uTh kar ḳhudā ḳhudā kahiye