koī mahbūb sitamgar bhī to ho saktā hai

phuul ke haath meñ ḳhanjar bhī to ho saktā hai

ek muddat se jise log ḳhudā kahte haiñ

chhū ke dekho ki vo patthar bhī to ho saktā hai

mujh ko āvārgī-e-ishq kā ilzām na do

koī is shahr meñ be-ghar bhī to ho saktā hai

kaise mumkin ki use jaañ ke barābar samjhūñ

vo mirī jaan se baḌh kar bhī to ho saktā hai

sirf sāvan to nahīñ aag lagāne vaalā

june kī tarah december bhī to ho saktā hai

chāk-dāman se mire mujh ko burā mat samjho

koī yūsuf sā payambar bhī to ho saktā hai

sirf chehroñ pe latāfat koī mauqūf nahīñ

chāñd jaisā koī patthar bhī to ho saktā hai

tum sar-e-rāh mile the to kabhī phir se milo

hādisa shahr meñ aksar bhī to ho saktā hai

saarā ilzām-e-jafā us pe kahāñ tak rakhkhūñ

ye mirā apnā muqaddar bhī to ho saktā hai

kyā zarūrī hai ki ham sar ko jhukā.eñ 'zaḳhmī'

ek sajda mire andar bhī to ho saktā hai