har qadam dūrī-e-manzil hai numāyāñ mujh se

merī raftār se bhāge hai bayābāñ mujh se

dars-e-unvān-e-tamāshā ba-taġhāful ḳhush-tar

hai nigah rishta-e-shīrāza-e-mizhgāñ mujh se

vahshat-e-ātish-e-dil se shab-e-tanhā.ī meñ

sūrat-e-dūd rahā saaya gurezāñ mujh se

ġham-e-ushshāq na ho sādgī-āmoz-e-butāñ

kis qadar ḳhāna-e-ā.īna hai vīrāñ mujh se

asar-e-ābla se jāda-e-sahrā-e-junūñ

sūrat-e-rishta-e-gauhar hai charāġhāñ mujh se

be-ḳhudī bistar-e-tamhīd-e-farāġhat ho jo

pur hai saa.e kī tarah merā shabistāñ mujh se

shauq-e-dīdār meñ gar tū mujhe gardan maare

ho nigah misl-e-gul-e-shamā pareshāñ mujh se

bekasī-hā-e-shab-e-hijr kī vahshat hai hai

saaya ḳhurshīd-e-qayāmat meñ hai pinhāñ mujh se

gardish-e-sāġhar-e-sad-jalva-e-rañgīñ tujh se

ā.ina-dārī-e-yak-dīda-e-hairāñ mujh se

nigah-e-garm se ek aag Tapaktī hai 'asad'

hai charāġhāñ ḳhas-o-ḳhāshāk-e-gulistāñ mujh se

bastan-e-ahd-e-mohabbat hama nā-dānī thā

chashm-e-nakushūda rahā uqda-e-paimāñ mujh se

ātish-afrozi-e-yak-shola-e-īmā tujh se

chashmak-ārā.i-e-sad-shahr charāġhāñ mujh se