mirī hastī fazā-e-hairat ābād-e-tamannā hai

jise kahte haiñ naala vo usī aalam kā anqā hai

ḳhizāñ kyā fasl-e-gul kahte haiñ kis ko koī mausam ho

vahī ham haiñ qafas hai aur mātam bāl-o-par kā hai

vafā-e-dilbarāñ hai ittifāqī varna ai hamdam

asar fariyād-e-dil-hā-e-hazīñ kā kis ne dekhā hai

na laa.ī shoḳhi-e-andesha tāb-e-rañj-e-naumīdī

kaf-e-afsos milnā ahd-e-tajdīd-e-tamannā hai

na sove ābloñ meñ gar sirishk-e-dīda-e-nam se

ba-jaulāñ-gāh-e-naumīdī nigāh-e-ājizāñ pā hai

ba-saḳhtī-hā-e-qaid-e-zindagī mālūm āzādī

sharar bhī said-e-dām-e-rishta-e-rag-hā-e-ḳhārā hai

taġhāful-mashrabī se nā-tamāmī bas-ki paidā hai

nigāh-e-nāz chashm-e-yār meñ zunnār-e-mīnā hai

tasarruf vahshiyoñ meñ hai tasavvur-hā-e-majnūñ kā

savād-e-chashm-e-āhū aks-e-ḳhāl-e-rū-e-lailā hai

mohabbat tarz-e-paivand-e-nihāl-e-dostī jaane

davīdan resha saañ muft-e-rag-e-ḳhvāb-e-zuleḳhā hai

kiyā yak-sar gudāz-e-dil niyāz-e-joshish-e-hasrat

suvaidā nusḳha-e-tah-bandi-e-dāġh-e-tamannā hai

hujūm-e-rezish-e-ḳhūñ ke sabab rañg uḌ nahīñ saktā

hinā-e-panja-e-saiyyād murġh-e-rishta bar-pā hai

asar soz-e-mohabbat kā qayāmat be-muhābā hai

ki rag se sañg meñ tuḳhm-e-sharar kā resha paidā hai

nihāñ hai gauhar-e-maqsūd jeb-e-ḳhud-shanāsī meñ

ki yaañ ġhavvās hai timsāl aur ā.īna dariyā hai

azīzo zikr-e-vasl-e-ġhair se mujh ko na bahlāo

ki yaañ afsūn-e-ḳhvāb afsāna-e-ḳhvāb-e-zulaiḳhā hai

tasavvur bahr-e-taskīn-e-tapīdan-hā-e-tifl-e-dil

ba-bāġh-e-rañg-hā-e-rafta gul-chīn-e-tamāshā hai

ba-sa.i-e-ġhair hai qat-e-libās-e-ḳhāna-vīrānī

ki nāz-e-jāda-e-rah rishta-e-dāmān-e-sahrā hai