dil ke zaḳhmoñ kī laveñ aur ubhāro logo
aaj kī raat kisī tarah guzāro logo
ruuTh kar zindagī kyā jaane kidhar jaane lagī
is tarah dauḌo zarā us ko pukāro logo
kitnī saj-dhaj hai nigār-e-ġham-o-ālam kī aaj
is kī shoḳhī ko zarā aur nikhāro logo
sarḳhushī ab bhī tamāshā.ī hai maiḳhāne meñ
is sitamgar ko to shīshe meñ utāro logo
shahr-e-dil meñ ye ghaTā-Top añdherā kyuuñ hai
phir kisī chāñd sī sūrat ko pukāro logo
sham-e-ehsās bujhā kar haiñ sar-e-arsh-e-barīñ
is bulandī se hameñ tum na utāro logo
lo 'sho.eb' aa hī gayā qāfila-e-dard ke saath
jān-o-dil tum bhī kahīñ aaj na haaro logo