kaash samajhte ahl-e-zamāna
kyā hai haqīqat kyā hai fasāna
ishq kā sheva husn kī fitrat
ek haqīqat ek fasāna
rāh-e-vafā dushvār bahut hai
soch samajh kar paañv baḌhānā
tum na ho jis ke kaun ho us kā
jis ke hue tum us kā zamāna
rahrav-e-rāh-e-ishq-o-mohabbat
jaan to denā lab na hilānā
pahlu-e-gul meñ ḳhaar nihāñ haiñ
gulchīñ apnā haath bachānā
ham ne to 'vasfī' paayā hai un ko
jalva-ba-jalva ḳhāna-ba-ḳhāna