husn ko mutlaqan nahīñ hai sabāt
ishq aayā hai pī kar āb-e-hayāt
hijr meñ yuuñ guzarte haiñ lamhāt
ik nafas maut hai to ek hayāt
ishq hai mish.al-e-nazar varna
zindagī kyā hai ik añdherī raat
aql kī istiqāmateñ taslīm
laġhzish-e-be-ḳhudī bhī hai ik baat
maut hai zindagī se be-zārī
zindagī kyā hai ārzū-e-hayāt
ḳhuld-parvar hai har nigāh-e-sahar
ye ḳhat-e-jām hai ki rāh-e-najāt