kaisī balā-e-jāñ hai ye mujh ko badan kiye hue

miTTī ke is bides ko apnā vatan kiye hue

mere lab-e-vajūd par sūkhe paḌe hue haiñ lafz

maujoñ zamāna ho gayā us se suḳhan kiye hue

aayā thā ik gul-e-visāl dāman-e-hijr meñ kabhī

maiñ huuñ us ek phuul ko apnā chaman kiye hue

us kī taraf se aaj tak shor na ḳhāmushī koī

kab se huuñ us ḳhalā kī samt rū-e-suḳhan kiye hue